Operation Devon

Operation Devon
Part of the Italian campaign of World War II
Date3–6 October 1943
Location
Termoli, Italy
42°00′N 14°59′E / 42.00°N 14.98°E / 42.00; 14.98
Result Allied victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom  Germany
Commanders and leaders
Harold Alexander
John Durnford-Slater
Vyvyan Evelegh		 Albert Kesselring
Rudolf Sieckenius
Strength
  • 650: assault force (commandos)
  • 5000–8,000: relief force
  • 383–600: initial defenders (Kampfgruppe Rau)
  • 1,750–2,500: counterattack (two and a half battalions, 16. Panzer Division and elements of paratroop Kampfgruppe Schulz)
    • Casualties and losses
  • Assault force: 32 killed, 85 wounded and 23 missing
  • Relief force: unknown
    		•  Unknown
    Location within Italy

    Operation Devon was the code name of an amphibious landing by British Commandos in 1943 at Termoli, on the Adriatic coast of Italy, during the Italian Campaign of World War II.

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