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 | | On the night of June 23, 1940, Operation Collar was an offensive recognisance on the French coast south of Bologne and Le Toquet. |
 | | A second and also ineffective attack, Operation Ambassador, was launched on the German occupied island of Guernsey on the night of July 14, 1940, by H Troop of No.3 Commando under John Durford-Slater and No.11 Commando/Independent Company, however the raiders failed to make contact with the German garrison. |
 | | While Germany suffered several hundred casualties, the overall operation was widely criticised as poorly conceived, although it did lead to the decision not to attempt to capture a port by way of head-on assault for the launch of the invasion of Europe -- Operation Overlord. |
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