DATE |
DROP ZONE |
NATION |
UNIT |
OPERATION |
TYPE OF OPERATION |
1945 |
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Early January |
East Irrawaddy , Burma |
U.K. , Burma |
3 ea. 26 man Spec Groups, Force 136 |
|
Intelligence Collection, Assist Levies |
Early January |
Mongmit , Burma |
USA , Burma |
OSS Det 101 |
|
Intelligence Collection |
Early January |
Mandalay area, Burma |
USA , Burma |
OSS Det 101 |
|
Intelligence Collection |
January |
Althort , Germany |
Russia |
15 men, OMSBON |
|
Conduct Raids |
January |
Kachin Hills , Burma |
U.K. |
3 men, Force 136 |
Cheetah |
|
2 January |
Gova area, Italy |
U.K. |
2 men, 1 st Special Force |
Silenzio |
Join Mission |
10 January |
Burma |
Burma |
1 man, E Group, MI-9 |
|
Rescue Downed B-25 Crew |
16 January |
Antola Area , Italy |
U.K. |
3 men, No. 1 Special Force |
|
Resistance Liaison |
18 January |
Piedmont , Italy |
USA |
OSS Intelligence Team |
Morristown |
|
21 January |
Vientiane , Laos |
France |
Force 136 |
Fabre |
Assist Resistance |
22 January |
Maymo , Burma |
U.K. , Burma |
14 men, Force 136 |
Bison |
Intelligence Collection |
27 January |
Toungoo , Burma |
Burma |
Team, Force 136 |
|
Establish Guerrilla Force |
27 January |
Tharrawaddy , Burma |
Burma |
Team, Force 136 |
|
Establish Guerrilla Force |
28 January |
Ziemia Lubvska, Pol. |
Poland (E) |
5 men, GPPRIS |
Wisla Group |
Intelligence Collection |
29 January |
Mysliborz , Poland |
Poland (E) |
3 men, GPPRIS |
|
Intelligence Collection |
31 January |
Maymo , Burma |
U.K. , Burma |
Group, Force 136 |
Bison |
Intelligence Collection |
Late January |
Balocociti , Italy |
U.K. |
2 men, No ! Special Force |
Cisco |
|
February |
Vientiane , Laos |
France |
Force 136 |
Tual |
Assist Resistance |
Early February |
Parma , Italy |
U.K. |
2 men, No. 1 Special Force |
|
Contact Partisans |
Early February |
Assi , Italy |
U.K. |
7 men, 30 Commando |
|
Destroy Lines of Communication |
2 February |
D'Aveto, Italy |
U.K. , Italy |
No. 1 Special Force |
Clover II |
|
3 February |
Tagaytay, Luzon |
USA |
1,830 men, 511 PIR; 457 FA Bn. |
Shoestring |
Seize Ridge positions |
3 February |
Zittav , Germany |
Poland (E) |
3 men, GPPRIS |
Narew Group |
Intelligence Collection |
3 February |
Paris , France |
France |
9 men, Agents |
|
B-17, KG-200 Captives |
4 February |
Piedmont , Italy |
U.K. |
No. 1 Special Force |
Chariton |
|
4 February |
Tagaytay, Luzon |
USA |
511 Para Inf Rgt, 457 Para Arty |
|
|
8 February |
Belluno , Italy |
USA |
OSS O.G. Team |
Pomegranies |
|
11 February |
Cottbus , Germany |
Pol., Rus ,, Ger. |
8 men, GPPRIS |
|
Intelligence Collection |
13 February |
Valtellina , Italy |
USA |
3 men, OSS Team |
Dick |
Assist Resistance |
13 February |
Valtellina , Italy |
USA |
4 men, OSS Team |
Betty |
Assist Resistance |
13 February |
Valtellina , Italy |
USA |
3 men, OSS Team |
Franconia |
Assist Resistance |
14 February |
Panang, Malaya |
U.K. |
4 men, Gp B, Force 136 |
Pontoon |
|
14 February |
Nicenza , Italy |
U.K. |
12 men, 2d SAS |
Cold Comfort |
Block Railway |
16 February |
Corregidor , Philippines |
USA |
2,050 men. 503 PIR; 462 PFABn; 161 Abn Engr. Bn |
Topside |
Destroy Gun positions |
17 February |
Verona , Italy |
U.K. |
14 men, 3 Sqdn, 2d SAS |
Cold Comfort |
Assist Partisans |
20 February |
Mecklenburg , Germany |
Poland (E) |
4 men, GPPRIS |
|
Intelligence Collection |
20 February |
Toungoo , Burma |
U.K. , Burma |
6 men, Force 136 |
|
Orgianise Karen Force |
21-25 February |
Papun , Burma |
U.K. , Burma |
3 Gps, Force 136 |
|
Organize Karen Levies |
23 February |
Los Banos, Luzon |
USA |
130 men. B Co., 511 PIR |
|
Rescue 2,147 POWs |
25 February |
Verona , Italy |
U.K. |
14 men, 3 Sqdn, 2d SAS |
Cold Comfort |
Assist Partisans |
26 February |
Malaya |
U.K. |
4 men, Force 136 |
|
Assist Resistance |
27 February |
Ticevo , Yugoslavia |
USA |
6 men, OSS |
Bunghole |
Establish Weather Station |
Early March |
East Coast , China |
USA |
8 men, OSS |
Akron |
Coastline Survey |
March |
Jaevsjo , Norway |
USA |
30 men, Operation Group, OSS |
|
Assist Resistance |
March |
Brno , Czechoslovakia |
Russia , Czech. |
Small Groups |
|
Cadre Partisan Groups |
March |
Modena , Italy |
U.K. |
1 man, No. 1 Special Force |
|
Join "Evaporate" Mission |
4 March |
Reggio , Italy |
U.K. |
3d Sqdn, 2d SAS |
Tombola |
Assist Partisans |
4 March |
Italy |
USA |
O.G., Co A, 261 Reccon Bn |
Santee , |
Assist Resistance |
4 March |
Italy |
USA |
O.G., Co A, 261 Reccon Bn |
Spokane |
Assist Resistance |
6 March |
Appennines , Italy |
U.K. |
3 men, No. 1 Special Force |
|
Resistance Liaison |
7 March |
Reggio , Italy |
U.K. |
3d Sqdn, 2d SAS |
Tombola |
Assist Partisans |
9 March |
Reggio , Italy |
U.K. |
3d Sqdn, 2d SAS |
Tombola |
Assist Partisans (total 36 men) |
10 March |
Dien-Bien-Phu, Laos |
France |
2 men, Service d'Action |
|
|
20 March |
Pyu , Burma |
U.K. |
Jedburgh team, SOE-OSS |
|
Intelligence Collection |
21 March |
Tirano , Italy |
U.K. |
5 men, No. 1 Special Force |
|
Resistance Liaison |
21 March |
Gross-Schonebeck , Ger. |
Poland (E) |
3 men, GPPRIS |
|
Intelligence Collection |
23 March |
San Stephano , Italy |
U.K. |
3 men, No.1 Special Force |
|
|
23 March |
Burma |
U.K. |
2 men, Signal Commo Team |
|
1 st Chindit Expedition |
24 March |
Near Wesel , Germany |
USA |
4,964 men. 17 th Abn Div. |
Varsity |
Rhine Crossing |
24 March |
Near Wesel , Germany |
U.K. , Canada |
6 th Abn Div. |
Varsity |
Rhine Crossing |
24 March |
Burma |
U.K. , Burma |
20 men, Special Grp, Force 136 |
Walrus |
Establish Karen Levies |
24 March |
Jaevsso , Norway |
USA |
20 men, OSS OG |
Rype |
Assist Liaison |
25 March |
SE of Brunei , Borneo |
Australia , U.K. |
4 men, Z Force |
|
Establish Guerrilla Unit |
25 March |
Brunei , Borken |
Australia , U.K. |
8 men, AIB |
Semut I |
Establish Resistance |
25 March |
Norway |
Norway |
26 men, SOE |
Waxwing |
|
25 March |
Bolonga , Italy |
U.K. |
50 men, SAS |
|
Assist Resistance |
27 March |
Falkonberg , Germany |
Poland (E) |
4 men, GPPRIS |
Wald Group |
Intelligence Collection |
28 March |
Burma |
U.K. , Gurkha |
8 men, Spec. Group, Force 136 |
Walrus |
Reinforce Mission |
End March |
North Burma |
U.K. , Burma |
One Group, Force 136 |
|
Assist Karen Levies |
30 March |
Toungoo , Burma |
U.K. |
Jedburgh Teams |
|
Intelligence Collection |
April |
Yunnan , China |
UK , USA , Fr. |
Mixed - "E" Group |
Vancouver |
Assist Escape and Evasion |
1 April |
Tharrawaddy , Burma |
U.K. |
Jedburgh Teams |
|
Intelligence Collection |
3 April |
Pyabon , Burma |
U.K. |
Jedburgh Teams |
|
Intelligence Collection (6 teams) |
3 April |
Pyabon , Burma |
U.K. |
3 men, Force 136 |
Panda |
Intelligence Collection |
3 April |
Holland |
U.K. |
3 men, 2d SAS |
Keystone |
Advance Party |
3 April |
Northern Italy |
U.K. |
2d SAS |
Cannuck |
Raid |
4 April |
Friuli , Italy |
USA , Italy |
OSS Team |
Grape II |
|
5 April |
Trento , Italy |
USA , Italy |
OSS Team |
Norma |
|
6 April |
Northern Italy |
U.K. |
2 nd SAS |
Blimey |
Raid |
6 April |
Italy |
USA , Italy |
OSS Team |
Mohawk |
|
6 April |
Italy |
U.K. |
2 men, No. 1 Special Forc |
|
Prevent Scorch Opn. in Venice |
7 April |
Apeldoorn vic, Holland |
France |
2d and 3d RCP |
Amerst |
Conduct Rear Area Raids |
7 April |
Germany |
UK , Dutch |
4 men, Jedburgh Team |
Dicing |
|
8 April |
Apeldoorn vic, Holland |
France |
2d and 3d RCP |
Amerst |
Conduct Raids (694 men, 19 DZ's) |
10 April |
Pyinmana , Burma |
U.K. |
Jedburgh Team |
|
Intelligence Collection |
10 April |
Mecklenburg , Germany |
Poland (E) |
14 men, GPPRIS |
Rys Group |
Intelligence Collection |
11 April |
Holland |
Belgium |
16 men, SAS Company |
Keystone |
|
14 April |
Mecklenburg , Germany |
Poland (E) |
7 men, GPPRIS |
Wilsa Grouip |
Intelligence Collection |
14 April |
Kirchhain , Germany |
Poland (E) |
4 men, GPPRIS |
Warszawa Group |
Intelligence Collection |
15 April |
Nam Tha, Indochina |
U.K. |
Force 136 |
|
Airstrip Reconnaissance |
15 April |
Mecklenburg , Germany |
Poland (E) |
3 men, GPPRIS |
|
Intelligence Collection |
16 April |
Bario, North Sarawak |
Australia |
Z Force |
|
|
20 April |
Ravarino , Italy |
Italy |
250 men, F Squadron |
Herring |
Conduct Rear Area Raids |
24 April |
Pyinmana , Burma |
U.K. |
Jedburgh Team |
|
Intelligence Collection |
25 April |
Altengrabon , Germany |
UK USA , Fr. |
18 men, SAARF |
Violet |
POW Protection |
May |
NorthEast Thailand |
U.K. |
Force 136 |
|
Assist Resistance |
1 May |
Elephant Point , Burma |
U.K. , Gurkha |
Composite Bn, 50 th India Para Bde |
Dracula |
Secure Area |
3 May |
North Borneo |
Australia |
4 men, Z Force |
|
Reconnaissance |
6 May |
Moulmein Area , Burma |
U.K. |
4 men, Force 136 |
Nutshell Antelope |
Establish Resistance unit |
7 May |
Spittal, Austria |
U.K. |
1 man, SAARF |
|
Assist POW rescue |
12 May |
Bider Area, Malaya |
U.K. |
4 men, Gp B, Z Force |
Funnel |
Reconnaissance |
17 May |
Timor |
Australia |
5 men, Z Force |
Sunfish |
|
18 May |
New Guinea |
Philippine |
2 men, 1 st Recon Bn, Spl |
|
Assist air crash survivors |
20 May |
New Guinea |
Philippine |
9 men, 1 st Recon Bn, Spl |
|
Assist air crash survivors |
21 May |
Borneo |
Australia |
3 men, Z Force |
Agas I |
|
26 May |
Belawit, Borneo |
Australia |
7 men, Z Force |
Semut I |
|
28 May |
Moulmein area, Burma |
U.K. |
6 men, "E" Group (MI-9) |
|
Assist Nutsehell-Antelope team |
30 May |
Long Akah, Borneo |
Australia |
Z Force |
Semut II |
|
1 June |
Tapaw , Burma |
U.K. |
8 men, Engineer Team |
|
Chindit Expedition |
6 June |
Lake Indawgi , Burma |
U.K. |
Engineer Team |
|
w/Boats to evacuate wounded |
7 June |
Long Akah, Borneo |
Australia |
Z Force |
Semut II |
Mission Reinforcement |
11 June |
Belawit, Borneo |
Australia |
8 men, Z Force |
Semut I |
Mission Reinforcement |
16 June |
Long Akah, Borneo |
Australia |
4 men, Z Force |
Semut II |
Mission Reinforcement |
20 June |
Long Akah, Borneo |
Australia |
3 men, Z Force |
Semut II |
Mission Reinforcement |
22 June |
Selangor, Malaya |
U.K. , Canada |
4 men, Force 136 |
|
Patrol Liaison Team |
23 June |
Aparri, Luzon |
USA |
1,030 men. 511 PRCT |
Gypsy |
Blocking Force |
23 June |
Belawit, Borneo |
Australia |
4 men, Z Force |
Semut I |
Mission Reinforcement |
25 June |
Belawit, Borneo |
Australia |
3 men, Z Force |
Semut I |
Mission Reinforcement |
27 June |
Batoemorah, Timor |
Australia |
4 men, Z Force |
Sunable |
|
29 June |
Lautam, Timor |
Australia |
3 men, Z Force |
Sunlag |
|
30 June |
Balikpapan , Borneo |
Australia |
6 men, Z Force |
|
Reconnaissance |
30 June |
Metanwir, Borneo |
Australia |
4 men, Z Force |
Platypus 7 |
|
July |
Sigli, Sumatra |
Holland , Aust. |
Z Force |
Sweep |
Reconnaissance |
July |
Ratau Prapat, Sumatra |
Australia |
Z Force |
|
Reconnaissance |
5 July |
East Timor |
Australia |
Z Force |
Sun Cob |
Reconnaissance |
6 July |
Balikpapan , Borneo |
Australia |
3 men, Z Force |
Platypus 8 |
|
6 July |
Tapah Area, Malaya |
U.K, Gurkha |
30 men, Force 136, Gurkha Spt Gp |
Funnel |
Raid |
7 July |
Lansat, Borneo |
Australia |
5 men, Z Force |
Agas 3 |
|
10 July |
Phou-Loi, Laos |
France |
Force 136 |
Argent |
Assist Resistance |
10 July |
Segangor, Malaya |
U.K. |
2 men, Force 136, Group B |
|
Reconnaissance |
12 July |
Kai-Ping , China |
China |
1 st Para Commando |
Apple |
Interdict Traffic |
16 July |
Thai-Nguyen, Indochin |
USA |
OSS team |
|
Contact Ho Chi Minh |
17 July |
Finistere , France |
USA , France |
3 men, Jedburgh Team |
Horace |
|
18 July |
Lansat, Borneo |
Australia |
7 men, Z Force |
Agas 3 |
Mission Reinforcement |
23 July |
Lake Meritum , Borneo |
Australia |
8 men, Z Force |
Platypus 8 |
Mission Reinforcement |
27 July |
Chakiang , China |
China |
2d Para Commando |
Blueberry |
Interdict Traffic |
29 July |
Tan Trao , Vietnam |
USA |
4 men, OSS |
Deer |
Reinforce Team |
30 July |
Seremban, Malaya |
U.K. |
2 men, Force 136 |
Slate |
|
Early August |
Java |
UK , Aus. Dutch, Chin |
Force 136 |
Arrest |
Secure Japan surrender, secure POWs |
5 August |
Johore, Malaya |
Canada |
3 men, Force 136 |
Tideway Green |
|
8 August |
Singapore , Malaya |
U.K. |
Force 136 |
|
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9 August |
Kaifeng area, China |
USA , China |
OSS , Chinese Para-Cmdos |
|
Destroy Bridge |
13 August |
Vogelkop , New Guinea |
U.K. |
4 men, Z Force |
Perch |
|
14 August |
Yonne , France |
USA , France |
3 men, OSS Team |
Bruce |
|
14 August |
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End of World War II |
|
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15 August |
Khameut, Laos |
France |
Force 136 |
|
Contact Resistance |
15 August |
Mukden , China |
USA |
OSS Team |
Cardinal |
POW Rescue |
16 August |
Medan , Sumatra |
Holland |
5 men, Z Force |
|
Reconnaissance |
17 Augut |
Shandong , China |
USA |
OSS Team |
|
POW Rescue |
18 August |
Lansat, Borneo |
Australia |
7 men, Z Force |
Agas 3 |
Mission Reinforcement |
19 August |
Seoul , Korea |
USA |
OSS Team |
|
Reconnaissance |
19 August |
Hsian , Mancuria |
USA |
OSS |
|
POW Rescue |
22 August |
Gialam, Indochina |
USA , France |
OSS Team |
|
Clear Airfield |
24 August |
Indo-China |
France |
21 men, Service d'Action |
|
Advance party, several DZs |
27 August |
Hainan Island , China |
USA |
8 men, OSS Team |
|
POW Rescue |
30 August |
Singapore Island |
U.K. , India |
6 men, 7 India Para Field Ambulance |
|
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Late August |
South East Asia |
U.K. , India |
30 Rescue Teams |
|
POW Rescue |
Early Sept. |
Vientiane Area, Laos |
USA |
9 men, OSS |
|
POW Release8 |
5 September |
Saigon , Vietnam |
U.K. |
Mastiff Team |
|
POW Rescue |
7 September |
Java |
U.K. |
Para-medics |
|
Assist POWs |
8 September |
Luang Prabang, Laos |
USA |
OSS Team |
|
Liaison |
8 September |
Batavia , Java |
U.K. |
Force 136 |
|
Assist POWs |
9 September |
Pribanbarde, Sumatra |
U.K. |
Mastiff Team |
|
POW Rescue |
10 September |
North Sumatra |
U.K. , Dutch |
Mastiff Team |
|
POW Rescue |
16 September |
Luang Prabang, Laos |
France |
Force 136 |
|
Reoccupy Laos |
21 September |
Luang Prabang, Laos |
France |
Force 136 |
|
Reoccupy Laos |
22 September |
Nong Khai , Thailand |
France |
60 men, CLI |
|
Reoccupation |
22 September |
North Bangkok , Thai. |
U.K. , India |
6 men, 7 India Para Field Ambulance |
|
Assist POWs |
Early October |
Medan , Sumarta |
Holland |
10 men, Korps Insulinde |
|
Intelligence Collection |
19 October |
No. East, Siam |
France |
64 men, 5 th RIC |
|
Capture Savannakhet, Laos |
20 October |
Nakhon Phanom , Siam |
France |
30 men, 5 th RIC |
|
Savannahkeht Mission Reinforce |
25 October |
Nakhon Phanom , Siam |
France |
30 men, 5 th RIC |
|
Savannahkeht Mission Reinforce |
12 November |
Nakhon Phanom , Siam |
France |
11 men, Service d'Action |
|
Savannahkeht Mission Reinforce |
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1946 |
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11 January |
Song Dang Riv, IndoCh |
France |
4 th , 5 th , 6 th Co, 2 nd BCCP |
TETA |
Secure Province |
15 January |
Tha Ngon, Laos |
France |
44 men, Commando CONUS |
|
Reinforcement |
27 February |
Xieng Khouang, Laos |
France, Laos |
10 men, 1 st CCL |
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13 March |
Yugoslavia |
Russia |
NKVD Combined Opns Unit |
|
Capture GEN Mikhailovich |
24 April |
Vientiane , Laos |
France |
250 men, SAS Demi-Bde |
|
Reoccupation |
9 May |
Ban Sing, Laos |
France |
230, SAS Demi-Bde; 15 Cmdo CONUS |
|
Raid |
13 May |
Luang Prabang, Laos |
France |
80 men, SAS Demi-Bde |
|
Reoccupation |
13 June |
Sanakham, Laos |
Laos |
39 men, Cmdo 5, 2 nd GCL |
|
Reinforce Outpost |
8 August |
Siem Reap, Cambodia |
France |
80 men, SAS Demi-Bde |
|
Reoccupation |
26 August |
Hatya Island , India |
India |
19 men, Para Bde Medical |
|
Medical Aid to Flood Victims |
24 November |
Gia Lam, Indo-China |
France |
288 men, 1 st & 2 nd Co, SAS Demi-Bde |
|
Raid |
25 November |
Cat Bi, Indo-China |
France |
400 men, SAS Demi-Bde |
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Capture Airfield |
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