Operation Jericho: Freeing the French Resistance from Gestapo jail, Amiens 1944 (Raid)

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The operation's eponym is the biblical event when the Wall of Jericho miraculously fell down (Book of Joshua).

Ward, Chris; Smith, Steve (2008). 3 Group Bomber Command. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Pen & Sword Books Limited.Ducellier, J. P. (2011). The Amiens Raid Secrets Revealed. Walton-on-Thames: Red Kite. ISBN 978-0-9554735-2-4. Mizoram, nestled in the northeastern part of India, had been marred by insurgency and separatist movements for years. The Mizo National Front (MNF), led by Laldenga, was at the forefront of the secessionist movement, demanding an independent state of Mizoram. The region had become a hotbed of insurgency, leading to significant unrest and challenges for the Indian government. Operation Jericho Timeline A team of nine resistance members, including at least one prostitute, raided several stores, led by a professional thief called Violette Lambert … at least that was one of her names. Many of her team were also professional criminals, the women with bags carried under their clothing to receive their loot. The men carried overcoats over their arms, the sleeves sewed closed for their booty. The stolen attire was meant to clothe the escapers, and the team of thieves stole so many articles that some had to return to their cars to unload and return for more. At last Violette saw one of her team being closely observed and shouted, “My bag’s been stolen,” and the man slipped away in the confusion. Two days after the raid, a low-level reconnaissance photo reveals extensive damage to Amiens Prison. The Operation Jericho raid to free prisoners from the Germans blasted a breach in the north wall of the facility, which is visible at the center of the image.

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Operation Red Jericho (September 5, 2005) is the first novel in The Guild of Specialists trilogy by Joshua Mowll. Franks, Norman (2000). RAF Fighter Command Losses of the Second World War: Operational Losses: Aircraft and Crews 1944–1945. Vol.III. Midland. ISBN 1-85780-093-1. a b c d e f g h i j "Raid on Amiens Prison - The Myth of the Mosquito". Key Military. 25 June 2017 . Retrieved 25 December 2021. Shores, C.; Thomas, C. (2004). 2nd Tactical Air Force: Spartan to Normandy June 1943 to June 1944. Vol.I. Hersham: Classic Publications (Ian Allan). ISBN 1-903223-40-7.

The operation against Amiens Prison, codenamed Jericho, had been prepared in the deepest secrecy. Until a scale model of the Amiens Prison was unveiled on a table in the briefing room, none of the crews had any idea they were scheduled for the most audacious raid of the war, rivaled only by the Doolittle strike at Tokyo. Matter-of-factly their leader, Air Vice Marshal Basil Embry, told the aircrew that they were on their way to blow holes in prison walls deep in France so that prisoners inside could run to safety.Fact File : Amiens Prison Raid". www.bbc.co.uk British Broadcasting Corporation . http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/timeline/factfiles/nonflash/a1135199.shtml?sectionId=6&articleId=1135199.