Operation Washing

Operation Washing was the successful destruction of the railway bridge over the Asopos River in Central Greece by four British SOE saboteurs.

It took place on 21 June 1943, as part of Operation Animals.

Operation Washing
The Asopos viaduct being rebuilt, October 1944

References

  • Meyer, Hermann Frank (2009). Von Wien nach Kalavryta: Die blutige Spur der 117. Jäger-Division durch Serbien und Griechenland [From Vienna to Kalavryta: The Bloody Trail of the 117th Jäger Division Across Serbia and Greece] (in German). Mannheim: Bibliopolis. ISBN 978-3-941336-10-0.


38°47′01″N 22°25′57″E / 38.78361°N 22.43250°E / 38.78361; 22.43250

Tags:

Central GreeceOperation AnimalsSpecial Operations Executive

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