▁about ▁seven ▁S AS ▁and ▁part is ans ▁were ▁wounded ▁( four ▁British , ▁two ▁It ali ans ▁and ▁a ▁Russian ). ▁▁ ▁The ▁attack ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁to ▁the ▁sound ▁of ▁a ▁Scottish ▁pi per , ▁David ▁Kirk pat rick ▁( 1 9 2 4 – 2 0 1 6 ), ▁we aring ▁a ▁k ilt . ▁Kirk pat rick ▁had ▁volunte ered ▁to ▁be ▁dropped ▁into ▁the ▁area , ▁to ▁identify ▁the ▁operation ▁as ▁British ▁– ▁so ▁that ▁repr is als ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁carried ▁out ▁against ▁the ▁local ▁population . ▁▁▁ ▁Operation ▁Tom bol a ▁continued ▁until ▁ 2 3 ▁April ▁and ▁the ▁ra ids ▁included ▁the ▁cutting ▁of ▁roads ▁and ▁shell ing ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁install ations ▁. ▁Just ▁as ▁important ▁as ▁the ▁ 3 0 0 ▁or ▁so ▁Germ ans ▁killed ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 ▁captured , ▁was ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁A xis ▁def enders ▁moved ▁from ▁other ▁duties ▁to ▁secure ▁the ▁area . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁Al lied ▁air men , ▁who ▁were ▁being ▁hidden ▁by ▁civ ili ans ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁were ▁also ▁returned ▁to ▁friendly ▁lines . ▁ ▁After math ▁The ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁operation , ▁Roy ▁Far ran , ▁published ▁his ▁account ▁in ▁the ▁book ▁Operation ▁Tom bol a ▁( Special ▁Forces ▁Library , ▁Ar ms ▁and ▁Arm our ▁Press , ▁ 1 9 8 6 ). ▁ ▁The ▁BBC ▁series ▁Secret ▁War ▁narr ated ▁by ▁Al is da ir ▁Sim pson ▁( Ac orn ▁Media ) ▁in ▁ 2 0