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Operation Cooney
	Part of Normandy Landings
Date	8–10 June 1944
Location	Brittany, France
Result	Tactically indecisive; Strategic Allied victory
Belligerents
Free French Forces	Germany

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Operation Cooney was the deployment of elements of the 4ème Bataillon d'Infanterie de l'Air - the 4th Free French Parachute Battalion (later renamed 2ème Régiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes) - also known as 4th Special Air Service.

On 7 June 1944, the 9 aircraft of 38 Group (including two from No. 297 Squadron RAF), dropped the parachutists.

These men were to disrupt enemy communications between West Brittany and the remainder of France, and in all 58 Free French soldiers were dropped on no fewer than 18 undefended drop zones between St. Malo and Vannes. Their goal was to impair the German Army's response to the unfolding invasion of Normandy, Operation Overlord.

Breaking into 18 three-man or five-man SAS teams, the commandos scattered throughout Brittany destroying railroad targets. As a sign they had passed through they tied railroad ties around trees.

Some raiders then joined the base established by the Dingson team in Saint-Marcel, Morbihan or the base established by the Samwest team in Duault, Côtes d'Armor.

Dramatization

The Longest Day, a 1962 American film produced by Darryl F. Zanuck : 3 Free French SAS paratroopers, 1 woman (Janine Boitard) and 1 Resistance fighter against 2 german soldiers on the railroad near the bridge before the explosion.

Notes

Henry Corta (1921–1998), a Free French SAS lieutenant veteran, les bérets rouges (red berets), Paris, 1952, amicale des anciens parachutistes SAS,
Henry Corta, Qui ose gagne (Who dares wins), Vincennes, 1997, service historique de l'armée de terre. ISBN 978-2-86323-103-6

References

Fowler, W. (2014). D-Day: Airborne Assault. D-Day: The First 24 Hours. Amber Books Limited. ISBN 978-1-909160-51-4. Retrieved 2024-01-20.

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+{{Short description|WW2 SAS operation during the Normandy invasion}}
-{{Unreferenced|date=January 2008}}
+{{Infobox military conflict
+|partof=[[Normandy Landings]]
+|date=8–10 June 1944
+|place=[[Brittany]], France
+|result=Tactically indecisive<br>Strategic Allied victory
+|combatant1={{flag|Free French Forces}}
+|combatant2={{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}
+}}
+{{Campaignbox Normandy}}
-On the [[7June 1944]],  [[297 Squadron]] took part in '''Operation Cooney''' by providing 2 of the 9 aircraft of 38 Group that were used to deploy elements of the [[4th French Parachute Battalion]].
+'''Operation Cooney''' was the deployment of elements of the 4ème Bataillon d'Infanterie de l'Air  - the 4th [[Free French]] Parachute Battalion (later renamed ''2ème Régiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes'') - also known as 4th [[Special Air Service]].
+On 7 June 1944, the 9 aircraft of 38 Group (including two from [[No. 297 Squadron RAF]]), dropped the parachutists.
-These men were to disrupt enemy communications between West Brittany and the remainder of France, and in all 58 [[Free French]] soldiers were dropped on no fewer than 18 undefended drop zones between [[St. Malo]] and [[Vannes]].
+These men were to disrupt enemy communications between West Brittany and the remainder of France, and in all 58 Free French soldiers were dropped on no fewer than 18 undefended drop zones between [[St. Malo]] and [[Vannes]].  Their goal was to impair the German Army's response to the unfolding invasion of Normandy, [[Operation Overlord]].
-Breaking into eighteen three-man or five-man French SAS teams (4 SAS) The teams scattered throughout [[Brittany]] destroying railroad targets. As a sign they had passed through they tied railroad ties around trees.
+Breaking into 18 three-man or five-man SAS teams, the commandos scattered throughout [[Brittany]] destroying railroad targets. As a sign they had passed through they tied [[railroad ties]] around trees.
-Some raiders then joined the base established by the [[Operation Dingson|Dingson]] team in [[Saint-Marcel]], [[Morbihan]]. Part of [[Operation Overlord|Overlord]]. <ref>Henry Corta (1921-1998), a Free French SAS lieutenant veteran, ''les bérets rouges'' (red berets), Paris, 1952</ref>
+Some raiders then joined the base established by the [[Operation Dingson|Dingson]] team in [[Saint-Marcel, Morbihan]] or the base established by the [[Operation Samwest|Samwest]] team in [[Duault]], [[Côtes d'Armor]].
-[[Category:Special Air Service|Cooney]]
-[[Category:Operation Overlord|Cooney]]
-[[Category:1944 in France]]
+==Dramatization==
+* ''[[The Longest Day (film)|The Longest Day]]'', a 1962 American film produced by [[Darryl F. Zanuck]] : 3 Free French SAS paratroopers, 1 woman (Janine Boitard) and 1 Resistance fighter against 2 german soldiers on the railroad near the bridge before the explosion.
+==See also==
-{{WWII-stub}}
+*[[Operation Lost]]
-== Notes ==
+==Notes==
+* Henry Corta (1921–1998), a Free French SAS lieutenant veteran, ''les bérets rouges'' (red berets), Paris, 1952, amicale des anciens parachutistes SAS,
+* Henry Corta, ''Qui ose gagne'' (Who dares wins), Vincennes, 1997, service historique de l'armée de terre. {{ISBN|978-2-86323-103-6}}
+==References==
-* Henry Corta (1921-1998), a Free French SAS lieutenant veteran, ''les bérets rouges'' (red berets), Paris, 1952, amicale des anciens parachutistes SAS,
+* {{cite book | last=Fowler | first=W. | title=D-Day: Airborne Assault | publisher=Amber Books Limited | series=D-Day: The First 24 Hours | year=2014 | isbn=978-1-909160-51-4 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BgnfBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT19 | access-date=2024-01-20}}
+{{British Commando raids of the Second World War}}
-* Henry Corta, ''Qui ose gagne'' (Who dares wins), Vincennes, 1997, service historique de l'armée de terre.
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Cooney, Operation of 1944}}
+[[Category:Special Air Service]]
+[[Category:Operation Overlord]]
+[[Category:1944 in France]]
+[[Category:World War II British Commando raids]]