Operation Anglo

Operation Anglo
	Part of the Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of the Second World War
	; Map of Greece, the Greek Islands and Turkey; Rhodes is highlighted in red
Date	31 August–18 September 1942
Location	Rhodes
Result	British victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom	Germany; Italy
Commanders and leaders
	Captain Allott
Units involved
	Special Boat Section (SBS)
Strength
8 British Commandos; 4 Greeks	30,000 garrison
Casualties and losses
10 captured	At least 33 aircraft destroyed and some fuel supplies

Operation Anglo was a British Commando raid on the island of Rhodes during the Second World War. The raid was carried out by eight men of the Special Boat Section (SBS) assisted by four Greeks.

In September 1942 their mission was to attack two airfields on the island of Rhodes. The German and Italian bombers based there were being used to attack Royal Navy convoys. After their attack, the raiding force were to return to their landing beach to be picked up by submarine. Only two surviving SBS men made it to the beach after hiding in the countryside for four days.

After the Rhodes raid the depleted SBS was absorbed into the Special Air Service, due to the casualties they had suffered. In 1954 the events of the raid were portrayed in the movie They Who Dare.

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