Operation Stab
British naval deception during WWII / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Operation Stab was a British naval deception during the Second World War to distract Japanese units for the forthcoming Guadalcanal campaign by the US armed forces.
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Operation Stab | |||||||
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Part of the Pacific Theatre of the Second World War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United Kingdom Australia Netherlands | Japan | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
James Somerville | Unknown | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
1 battleship 2 carriers 4 light cruisers 6 destroyers 1 minelayer 2 corvettes 2 sloops 1 aux vessel 2 tankers 10 transport ships | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
4 aircraft destroyed 4 killed (flying accidents) |
1 aircraft destroyed 9 killed |
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