Operation Garlic
| Operation Garlic | |||||
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| Part of Second World War | |||||
The Dortmund-Ems Canal in 2014 | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
| United Kingdom | Germany | ||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
| Wg-Cdr G W Holden | N/A | ||||
| Strength | |||||
| 8 Lancasters, 6 Mosquitos on each raid | Flak Gun defences | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
| 6 aircraft destroyed | Little to no damage | ||||
Operation Garlic was an operation to attack the Dortmund-Ems Canal by 617 Squadron carried out on 14-16 September 1943; the operation was unsuccessful as the canal was not significantly damaged by the attack, while 617 Squadron lost six of the nine aircraft and crews involved in the operation.