Utah Bob #35998 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 One of the lesser known D-Day Missions! Pure guts! A crack team of ten commandos who lead a secret underwater mission ahead of the D-Day invasions are to be honoured for the first time. The ten elite troops spent five days underwater in tiny crafts as they lay in wait on the seabed ahead before the invasion of Normandy in 1944. Their task was to spy from their 'X-crafts' on Nazi troops before guiding Allied forces across the treacherous rocky shoreline. Underwater endurance: Former commando Jim Booth, 90, holds a map showing how he spearheaded Normandy landings Despite cramped conditions and a lack of oxygen, the ten commandos shone beacons across the sea to complete one of the most pivotal invasions of the Second World War. The troops from the Combined Operations Pilotage and Reconnaissance Parties will now be honoured with a granite memorial donated by Prince Charles on Hayling Island, Hampshire, where they were based. One of the last surviving troops, Jim Booth, 90, helped to guide Allied landing crafts to Sword beach instead of drifting onto jagged rocks. Entire Article Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apache Hawk 60642 Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 One of the lesser known D-Day Missions! Pure guts! Entire Article Here Yes Sir....pure guts indeed ! I salute you Sir !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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