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French naval squadron
The Force de Raid (Raiding Force) was a French naval squadron formed at Brest during naval mobilization for World War II. The squadron commanded by Vice
Force_de_Raid
Elite tactical unit of the French National Police
d'intervention de la Police nationale) or FIPN. When activated, the task force is headed by the RAID commander. Thirteen regional units of the National Police, previously
RAID_(French_police_unit)
1940 British attack on the French Navy
Bouxin [fr], embarked) and Bretagne (Captain Le Pivain [fr]), the newer Force de Raid battleships Dunkerque (Captain Barois [fr]) and Strasbourg (Captain
Attack_on_Mers-el-Kébir
Ship class in the French-navy
1939. With war looming in August 1939, the French created the Force de Raid (Raiding Force), centred on the two Dunkerques, which was tasked with hunting
Dunkerque-class_battleship
French destroyer class
role as scouts and escorts for the Dunkerque-class battleships of the Force de Raid. Longitudinal construction was used throughout with frames spaced 1
Mogador-class_destroyer
French lead ship of the Dunkerque class
groups to track them down; the Force de Raid was split, with Dunkerque and Strasbourg operating individually as Force L and Force X, respectively. Dunkerque
French_battleship_Dunkerque
French Le Fantasque-class destroyer
declared in September 1939, all of the Le Fantasques were assigned to the Force de Raid which was tasked to hunt down German commerce raiders and blockade runners
French_destroyer_Le_Terrible
Battleship of the French Navy
War II. The two Dunkerque-class ships formed the core of the Force de Raid (Raiding Force), tasked with protecting Allied merchant shipping in the central
French_battleship_Strasbourg
French Navy's Le Fantasque-class destroyer
declared in September 1939, all of the Le Fantasques were assigned to the Force de Raid, tasked with hunting down German commerce raiders and blockade runners
French_destroyer_Le_Malin
French Le Fantasque-class large destroyer
September 1939, all of the Le Fantasques were assigned to the Force de Raid (Raiding Force) which was tasked to hunt down German commerce raiders and blockade
French destroyer L'Indomptable
French_destroyer_L'Indomptable
French Le Fantasque-class destroyer
declared in September 1939, all of the Le Fantasques were assigned to the Force de Raid, tasked to hunt down German commerce raiders and blockade runners. L'Audacieux
French_destroyer_L'Audacieux
American bombing of Japan on April 18, 1942
The Doolittle Raid (also known as Doolittle's Raid or the Tokyo Raid) was an air raid by the United States on the Japanese capital of Tokyo and other
Doolittle_Raid
French Navy's Le Fantasque-class destroyer
declared in September 1939, all of the Le Fantasques were assigned to the Force de Raid which was tasked to hunt down German commerce raiders and blockade runners
French_destroyer_Le_Fantasque
1976 Israeli counter-terrorist operation
The Entebbe raid, also known as Operation Entebbe and officially codenamed Operation Thunderbolt (subsequently Operation Yonatan), was a 3 July 1976 Israeli
Entebbe_raid
French admiral (1880–1973)
Naval Academy) in 1898. He commanded the Force de Raid, based at Brest until the Armistice of 22 June 1940. The force was then transferred to Mers El Kébir
Marcel-Bruno_Gensoul
French Le Fantasque-class destroyer
declared in September 1939, all of the Le Fantasques were assigned to the Force de Raid which was tasked to hunt down German commerce raiders and blockade runners
French destroyer Le Triomphant
French_destroyer_Le_Triomphant
French police operational structure
Nationale, le.raid.free.fr Arrêté du 5 janvier 2011 relatif aux missions et à l'organisation des services composant la force d'intervention de la police nationale
National Police Intervention Force
National_Police_Intervention_Force
1935 La Galissonnière-class cruiser
1939. At the start of the war, now assigned to the 2nd Squadron of the Force de Raid, she performed Atlantic patrols and convoy escort duties and swept for
French cruiser Montcalm (1935)
French_cruiser_Montcalm_(1935)
Mogador-class destroyer
the 6th Large Destroyer Division (6e Division de contre-torpilleurs) and was assigned to the Force de Raid based at Brest when the war began. This group's
French_destroyer_Mogador
USMC deep reconnaissance unit
reconnaissance, surveillance, and limited-scale raids. They primarily support the Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) and other Marine Air-Ground Task Forces
United States Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance
United_States_Marine_Corps_Force_Reconnaissance
1930s French cruisers
During the Phoney War, the 4th Cruiser Division was attached to the Force de Raid under Admiral Gensoul, with Dunkerque and Strasbourg, heavy cruisers
La Galissonnière-class cruiser
La_Galissonnière-class_cruiser
1859 abolitionist effort to cause a slave revolt
telegraph wires that had been cut at the start of the raid, and was "given up to reporters" who "are in force strong as military". By Tuesday morning the telegraph
John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry
John_Brown's_raid_on_Harpers_Ferry
1945 British air raid on Copenhagen, Nazi-occupied Denmark, during WWII
anti-aircraft guns during the raid. The force left RAF Fersfield in Norfolk in the morning and it reached Copenhagen after 11:00. The raid was carried out at rooftop
Operation_Carthage
British amphibious attack of 28 March 1942
raid on the dock in late 1941. When the German battleship Tirpitz was declared operational in January 1942, the Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Air Force (RAF)
St_Nazaire_Raid
French light cruiser
return. Atlantic patrols as part of Vice Admiral Marcel-Bruno Gensoul's Force de Raid followed. At the time of the French surrender in June 1940, Gloire was
French_cruiser_Gloire_(1935)
Raiding method of medieval warfare
England launched many raids into the French interior as he sensed the French weakness. Edward, the Black Prince, took his mounted force into Artois, while
Chevauchée
British Combined Operations raid during World War II
Operation Biting, also known as the Bruneval Raid, was a British Combined Operations raid on a German coastal radar installation at Bruneval in northern
Operation_Biting
French National Gendarmerie unit
Paris BRI and RAID. If needed, they can form a joint task force called National Police Intervention Force (French: Force d'intervention de la Police nationale
GIGN
Raid on the South African Republic
The Jameson Raid (Afrikaans: Jameson-inval, lit. ''Jameson's Invasion'', 29 December 1895 – 2 January 1896) was a botched raid against the South African
Jameson_Raid
French class of super-dreadnoughts
was instead ordered to steam at high speed to Bizerte, to join the Force de Raid with Provence. The ships put in at Mers-el-Kébir and remained there
Bretagne-class_battleship
1969 film by Boris Sagal
The Thousand Plane Raid (also known as The One Thousand Plane Raid) is a 1969 DeLuxe Color film directed by Boris Sagal and starring Christopher George
The_Thousand_Plane_Raid
American general and aviator (1896–1993)
pioneer who received the Medal of Honor for his raid on Japan during World War II, known as the Doolittle Raid in his honor. He made early coast-to-coast flights
Jimmy_Doolittle
Dreadnought battleships built in the 1910s for the French Navy
Provence arrived there on 27 May, where they rendezvoused with the Force de Raid, France's most modern ships, in an unsuccessful effort to deter Italy
French_battleship_Bretagne
Type of military tactics and operational warfare
frequent use of raiding tactics. His first use of raids was during the caravan raids, and his first successful raid was the Nakhla raid. In January 624
Raid_(military)
Spanish raid on Cornwall
The Raid on Mounts Bay also known as the Spanish attack on Mounts Bay was a Spanish raid on Cornwall, England, that took place between 2 and 4 August 1595
Raid_on_Mount's_Bay
of Cologne was bombed in 262 separate air raids by the Allies during World War II, all by the Royal Air Force (RAF). A total of 34,711 long tons (35,268 t)
Bombing of Cologne in World War II
Bombing_of_Cologne_in_World_War_II
French naval officer
cruiser Georges Leygues in Atlantic squadron in the Force de Raid operations of winter 1939–1940. Force Commander Y August 1940 comprising three cruisers
Célestin_Bourragué
World War Two Raid
The Oslo Mosquito raid (1944) was a Second World War air raid carried out by the British Royal Air Force that targeted the Nazi Gestapo headquarters in
Oslo_Mosquito_raid_(1944)
1915 military engagement at Ojo de Aqua, Texas
The Ojo de Agua Raid was the last notable military engagement between Mexican Sediciosos and the United States Army. It took place at Ojo de Agua, Texas
Ojo_de_Agua_Raid
13th-century Christian raid on Seville during the Reconquista
Tuy attributes the raid to the Kingdom of León, claiming that Alfonso IX of León sent Martim Sanches to raid Seville, with a force composed of mostly
Portuguese_raid_on_Seville
Military unit
Elite Marine Commando Force, operating as a rapid reaction force. Today's Corpo de Fuzileiros is the premier Commando style Raid Force. The Fuzileiros remains
Portuguese_Marine_Corps
US Army special operations force missions
and Kurdish forces, the Delta Force team withdrew. Analysis of papers and phones from the Irbil raid and an earlier CII raid revealed that the Iranians were
List of operations conducted by Delta Force
List_of_operations_conducted_by_Delta_Force
The Raid on Saratoga was an attack by a French and Indian force on the settlement of Saratoga, New York on November 28, 1745, during King George's War
Saratoga_raid
raids during the Second World War. It was bombed by the RAF Bomber Command between 1940 and 1945, the United States Army Air Forces' Eighth Air Force
Bombing of Berlin in World War II
Bombing_of_Berlin_in_World_War_II
1945 American-Filipino raid on a Japanese internment camp
The Raid on Los Baños (Filipino: Pagsalakay sa Los Baños) in the Philippines, early Friday morning on 23 February 1945, was executed by a combined United
Raid_on_Los_Baños
German raid on Granville, France, March 1945
The Granville raid occurred on the night of 8–9 March 1945 when a German raiding force from the Channel Islands landed in France and brought back supplies
Granville_raid
Irish republican military campaign in Canada (1866–1871)
The Fenian raids were a series of incursions carried out by the Fenian Brotherhood, an Irish republican organization based in the United States, on military
Fenian_raids
1918 Royal Navy blockade of the Belgian port of Zeebrugge during WWI
The Zeebrugge Raid (Dutch: Aanval op de haven van Zeebrugge; French: Raid sur Zeebruges) on 23 April 1918, was an attempt by the Royal Navy to block the
Zeebrugge_Raid
Deutschland-class cruiser
hampered Deutschland's raiding mission, though she did tie down several British warships assigned to track her down. The French Force de Raid, centered on the
German_cruiser_Deutschland
1942 raid of Allied shipping by the Imperial Japanese Navy
raid; its attempt to surprise the Japanese was frustrated by poor tactical intelligence. Concurrent with Operation C, the IJN dispatched Malaya Force
Indian_Ocean_raid
1515 Portuguese military action
The Raid of Marrakesh took place on April 23 1515, when the Portuguese governor of Safi Nuno Fernandes de Ataíde [pt] led a raid that penetrated as far
Raid_of_Marrakesh_(1515)
British special operations force during World War II
swim out to sea to be picked up. The size of the raiding force depended on the objective. The smallest raid was conducted by two men from No. 6 Commando in
Commandos_(United_Kingdom)
US Army tier one special operations force
Delta Force, Combat Applications Group (CAG), or within Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) as Task Force Green, is a special operations force of the
Delta_Force
1944 series of aerial bombings of German industry by the U.S. during WWII
Operation Argument, after the war dubbed Big Week, was a sequence of raids by the United States Army Air Forces and RAF Bomber Command from 20 to 25 February
Big_Week
1936 La Galissonnière-class cruiser
World War II, she was assigned to the Force de Raid, patrolling the Atlantic in response to German commerce raids. The only incident, however, was when
French cruiser Georges Leygues
French_cruiser_Georges_Leygues
France light cruiser
forces. The 3rd Cruiser Division was sent to Bizerte as part of the Force de Raid, to protect French interests in North Africa, should Italy enter the
French cruiser Marseillaise (1935)
French_cruiser_Marseillaise_(1935)
Essen that night. Six De Havilland Mosquitos of No. 139 Squadron RAF Light Night Striking Force (LNSF) carried out a nuisance raid in order to keep the
Bombing of Hamburg in World War II
Bombing_of_Hamburg_in_World_War_II
mission, the raiding force will attempt to retreat to friendly territory before the enemy is able to co-ordinate a counterattack. Raids are favored by
List_of_raids
1918 British bombing raid in Tønder, Denmark
The Tondern raid or Operation F.7, was a British bombing raid by the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force against the Imperial German Navy airship base at Tønder
Tondern_raid
Indonesian film by Gareth Evans
that is deployed to raid a ruthless drug lord's apartment block in the slums of Jakarta, only to be encircled by the criminals, forcing them to fight their
The_Raid_(2011_film)
Military operation in 1689 in Ireland
The raid on Newry took place in November 1689 during the Williamite War in Ireland when a Franco-Irish force loyal to James II attacked the Williamite
Raid_on_Newry
World rally raid motorsport series
The World Rally-Raid Championship (officially abbreviated as W2RC) is a rally raid series co-sanctioned by the FIA and FIM and promoted by the Amaury Sport
World_Rally-Raid_Championship
2007 battle of the Sri Lankan Civil War
The Raid on Anuradhapura Air Force Base, code-named Operation Ellaalan, was a commando raid conducted on SLAF Anuradhapura an Air Force Base in Anuradhapura
Raid on Anuradhapura Air Force Base
Raid_on_Anuradhapura_Air_Force_Base
RAF target-marking squadrons in World War II
that raids during this period were limited and of greatly varied results. On 20/21 December 1942 H. E. Bufton personally led a force of six de Havilland
Pathfinder_(RAF)
Elite units of the National French Police, missing in 2019
Police nationale or DGPN). RAID is also the leading unit of the National Police Intervention Force (French: Force d'Intervention de la Police Nationale, (FIPN))
National Police Intervention Groups
National_Police_Intervention_Groups
1690s French campaign against English settlements in Canada
months. The campaign began with raiding Ferryland on November 10, 1696, and continued along the coast until they raided the village of Heart's Content
Avalon_Peninsula_campaign
1776 raid of the American Revolutionary War
The raid of Nassau on March 3–4, 1776, was a naval operation and amphibious assault by American forces against the British port of Nassau, Bahamas, during
Raid_of_Nassau
1271 battle of Lord Edward's Crusade
led a raid against the Mamluk fortress of Qaqun. Initially successful, the Crusaders failed to take Qaqun and were routed by a Mamluk relief force. Shortly
Battle_of_Qaqun
Israeli Special Forces raid at Beirut Airport
(TMA). There were no casualties reported in the raid. At 20:37 on 28 December 1968, eight Israeli Air Force Super Frelon helicopters and eight Bell helicopters
1968 Israeli raid on Beirut Airport
1968_Israeli_raid_on_Beirut_Airport
Aerial bombing attacks in 1945
In four raids between 13 and 15 February 1945, 772 heavy bombers of the Royal Air Force (RAF) and 527 of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) dropped
Bombing_of_Dresden
1667 battle of the Second Anglo-Dutch War
The Raid on the Medway, during the Second Anglo-Dutch War between 12 June to 14 June 1667, was a successful attack conducted by the Dutch navy on English
Raid_on_the_Medway
1783 battle of the American Revolutionary War
Colbert landed his force slightly downriver from the village, leaving seven men to guard the canoes. The battle began with an initial raid of the village
Colbert_raid
French Navy's Mogador-class destroyer
Large Destroyer Division (French: 6e Division de contre-torpilleurs) and was assigned to the Force de Raid based at Brest when the war began. This group's
French_destroyer_Volta
Attack by the Imperial German Navy on 16 December 1914
force. Jellicoe chose the point for this fleet to assemble, 25 nmi (46 km; 29 mi) south-east of the Dogger Bank. The intention was to allow the raid to
Raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby
Raid_on_Scarborough,_Hartlepool_and_Whitby
Militias of Mi'kmaq
engaged in a Raid on Chignecto and the siege of the capital of Acadia at Fort Nashwaak. After the siege of Pemaquid, d'Iberville led a force of 124 Canadians
Military history of the Mi'kmaq
Military_history_of_the_Mi'kmaq
2001 suicide bombing by Tamil separatists in Negombo, Sri Lanka
was a commando raid on 24 July 2001 by Black Tigers of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) targeting the Sri Lanka Air Force base SLAF Katunayake
Bandaranaike_Airport_attack
1704 raid during Queen Anne's War
The Raid on Deerfield, also known as the Deerfield Massacre, was an attack on February 29, 1704, of French and Native American forces on the English colonial
Raid_on_Deerfield
Raid on Columbus, New Mexico, US, by a Mexican revolutionary force
also known as the Burning of Columbus or the Columbus Raid, began on March 9, 1916, as a raid conducted by remnants of Pancho Villa's Division of the
Battle_of_Columbus_(1916)
Thando Mtembu (17 years) were shot dead in a South African Defence Force (SADF) raid on an alleged base of the Azanian People's Liberation Army (APLA)
1993_raid_on_Mthatha
1863 military operation during the American Civil War
The Raid on Combahee Ferry (/kəmˈbiː/ kəm-BEE), also known as the Combahee River Raid, was a military operation during the American Civil War conducted
Raid_on_Combahee_Ferry
1993 United States-led military operation conducted in Mogadishu, Somalia
during fighting in Mogadishu. Following the 12 July 1993 raid carried out by the US QRF force for UNOSOM II, the conflict began sharply escalating and
Operation_Gothic_Serpent
French National Police unit
Porte de Vincennes case, BRI-BAC and the National Police's RAID operated together as part of the National Police Intervention Force (French: Force d'Intervention
Search and Intervention Brigade
Search_and_Intervention_Brigade
Bomber attacks, 1943–44, WWII
Command raid of the battle occurred on the night of 18/19 November 1943. Berlin was attacked by 440 Lancaster heavy bombers of the Main Force and four de Havilland
Battle of Berlin (RAF campaign)
Battle_of_Berlin_(RAF_campaign)
1943 attack on German dams by Royal Air Force
Operation Chastise, commonly known as the Dambusters Raid, was an attack on German dams carried out on the night of 16/17 May 1943 by 617 Squadron RAF
Operation_Chastise
Royal Air Force officer
photographs. On February 27th. 1942, he led the force of aircraft which carried the parachute troops who made the raid on Bruneval, thus again demonstrating his
Percy_Pickard
WWII air raid
collaborators led by Vidkun Quisling. The raid is also known for it being the moment when the Royal Air Force revealed the existence of the Mosquito aircraft
Oslo_Mosquito_raid_(1942)
1943 US Army Air Forces strategic bombing mission during World War II
within the Eighth Air Force as "Mission No. 84", was flown on the anniversary of the first daylight raid by the Eighth Air Force. Mission No. 84 was a
Schweinfurt–Regensburg mission
Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission
2011 U.S. military operation in Abbottabad, Pakistan
commando raid was worth the risk. At the end of the meeting, the president seemed to be leaning toward a bombing mission. Two U.S. Air Force officers
Killing_of_Osama_bin_Laden
deployed English-Iroquois force led by Major Pieter Schuyler. The two forces engaged in skirmishing a few days after the raid. Because of the pursuit,
Mohawk_Valley_raid
Air raid on Gestapo Aarhus 1944
The Aarhus air raid took place on 31 October 1944, when 25 Mosquitoes from 140 Wing Royal Air Force (RAF) of the 2nd Tactical Air Force, bombed the Gestapo
Aarhus_air_raid
most devastating air raid on Darmstadt occurred during the night of 11/12 September 1944, when No. 5 Group of the Royal Air Force (RAF) bombed the city
Bombing of Darmstadt in World War II
Bombing_of_Darmstadt_in_World_War_II
US Air Force pilot (1952–1986 (KIA))
captain and F-111F pilot in the United States Air Force. He was killed in action during the U.S. air raid on Libya, Operation El Dorado Canyon, on April
Fernando_L._Ribas-Dominicci
Air force of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
personnel were also wounded in the mission. After the raid, the military claimed a Sri Lankan air force plane shot down the LTTE craft, but the LTTE denied
Air_Tigers
WWII bombing operation by the Royal Air Force
The Augsburg Raid, also referred to as Operation Margin, was an attack by the Royal Air Force (RAF) on the Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg (MAN) U-boat
Augsburg_raid
844 raid in the Umayyad Emirate of Córdoba
The Viking raid on Išbīliya, then part of the Umayyad Emirate of Córdoba, took place in 844. After raiding the coasts of what are now Spain and Portugal
Viking_raid_on_Seville
Daddah. In early June 1976, a force of several hundred Polisario guerrillas, led by El-Ouali Mustapha Sayed, embarked on a raid from their rear base in Tindouf
Nouakchott_raid_(1976)
British Army officer
founder of the British Army's No. 62 Commando, also known as Small Scale Raiding Force (SSRF), one of the forerunners of the Special Air Service (SAS). He
Gus_March-Phillipps
Nazi German underground military complex in France
20,000 projectiles had already been manufactured. After the devastating raid of 6 July, the Germans held a high-level meeting on the site's future at
Fortress_of_Mimoyecques
American military operation during the Vietnam War (1970)
Son Tay raid, National Museum of the United States Air Force Son Tay Raid – military topographical mapsheet Operation Kingpin: The Son Tay Raid at specialoperations
Operation_Ivory_Coast
Civil police force of France
Gendarmerie. The commander of RAID also doubles as the chief of the National Police Intervention Force (French abbreviation FIPN). The RAID is headquartered in
National_Police_(France)
FORCE DE-RAID
FORCE DE-RAID
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Force
Female
Irish
Irish name derived from the word Ãtu, ÃDE means "thirst."
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
God; Nature; Enjoy
Surname or Lastname
Italian
Italian : from the personal name Forte, from Late Latin fortis ‘strong’ (see Fort) or from a short form of a medieval personal name formed with this element, as for example Fortebraccio (‘strong arm’).Slovenian : shortened form of the personal name Fortunat, Latin Fortunatus.English : variant of Fort.
Surname or Lastname
English (De Lisle) and French
English (De Lisle) and French : topographic and habitational name (see Lyle).
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : variant spelling of Ford 1 and 2. This is a very common spelling in Ireland.Norwegian : habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads named Førde (there are eleven on the west coast), from Old Norse fyrði, dative of fjórðr ‘fjord’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Force.Perhaps an altered form of Dutch Voorhees.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
Love's Labours Lost' Don Adriano De Armado, fantastical Spaniard.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Fosse. There has been some confusion with northwestern English force in the sense of ‘waterfall’, it is possible that the surname may also have arisen as a topographic name for someone living by a waterfall.French : topographic name for someone who lived by a fortress or stronghold, Old French force, Late Latin fortia, a derivative of fortis ‘strong’ (see Fort). There are several places named with this word (for example in Aude, and baronial lands in the Dordogne), and it may also be a habitational name from any of these.
Boy/Male
Chinese
Virtue.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Force.
Female
French
French form of Old High German Adalhaid, ADÉLAÃDE means "noble sort."
Female
Finnish
Finnish name SÄDE means "ray of light."
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King John' Hubert De Burgh.
Girl/Female
Indian
Force to move forward, Force
Girl/Female
Muslim
Force to move forward, Force
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : topographic name for someone who lived near a forge or smithy, Middle English, Old French forge (from Latin fabrica ‘workshop’, a derivative of faber ‘smith’, ‘workman’; compare Lefevre). The surname is thus in most cases a metonymic occupational name for a smith or someone employed by a smith.
Surname or Lastname
English (Somerset and Avon)
English (Somerset and Avon) : variant of Fosse.Americanized form of French Fortier.
Girl/Female
British, English
Force
Boy/Male
English
A shallow place used to cross a river or stream. Surname.
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