▁sh rew ▁Category : M amm als ▁of ▁North ▁Africa ▁Whit aker ' s ▁sh rew ▁Category : T ax a ▁named ▁by ▁William ▁Edward ▁de ▁W inton ▁Category : T ax onomy ▁articles ▁created ▁by ▁Pol bot <0x0A> </s> ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁Operation ▁Tom bol a ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁Special ▁Air ▁Service ▁ra id ▁on ▁German ▁rear ▁areas ▁in ▁Italy . ▁ ▁Operation ▁Fif ty ▁men ▁par ach uted ▁to ▁the ▁C us na ▁Mountain ▁area ▁( Reg gio ▁Em ilia ) ▁between ▁ 4 ▁and ▁ 2 4 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁under ▁command ▁of ▁Major ▁Roy ▁Far ran ▁and ▁helped ▁from ▁the ▁SO E ▁mission ▁" En velope " ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Michael ▁Le es . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁Al lied ▁a ird ro ps ▁provided ▁weapons ▁for ▁the ▁force ▁which ▁included ▁local ▁resistance ▁f igh ters ▁and ▁ 7 0 ▁escaped ▁Soviet ▁P OW s . ▁ ▁They ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁attack ▁the ▁German ▁LI ▁Geb ir gs ▁( Mount ain ) ▁Corps ▁headquarters , ▁which ▁was ▁located ▁at ▁two ▁vill as ▁in ▁Bot te g he ▁d ' Al b inea ▁in ▁the ▁hills ▁above ▁Reg gio ▁Em ilia . ▁In ▁that ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁ 2 7 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁sust ained ▁ 5 0 – 6 0 ▁cas ual ties ▁( including ▁an ▁unknown ▁number ▁killed ). ▁Three ▁S AS ▁personnel ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁action ▁at ▁Villa ▁Ros si , ▁and