Operation Chestnut
| Operation Chestnut | |||||||
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| Part of World War II, Invasion of Sicily | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United Kingdom |
 Italy | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Major Geoffrey Appleyard |
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| Strength | |||||||
| 20 |
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During World War II, Operation Chestnut was a failed British raid by 2 Special Air Service, conducted in support of the Allied invasion of Sicily.