Raid on Symi

Raid on Symi
Part of the Battle of the Mediterranean of World War II
Location of Symi
Date 13–15 July 1944 (1944-07-13 – 1944-07-15) Location Symi, Aegean islands Result Allied victory[1]
Belligerents
Greece  United Kingdom	Germany  Italian Social Republic
Commanders and leaders
Christodoulos Tsigantes Ian Lapraik	Unknown
Units involved
Sacred Band Special Boat Service	Garrison company
Casualties and losses
8 wounded 2 drowned[2]	21 killed 151 captured 1 E-boat sunk 2 barges sunk 19 caïques destroyed[2]

The Raid on Symi also known as Operation Tenement took place from 13 to 15 July 1944 as part of the Mediterranean Campaign in World War II. The action was a combined operation conducted by two Allied special forces, the British Special Boat Service and the Greek Sacred Band, who raided the German and Italian garrisons at the island of Symi in the Aegean Sea.

During the incursion the German and Italian troops in the island were overwhelmed and the military facilities and German vessels destroyed within a few days. After achieving a total success, the British and Greek forces evacuated Symi as planned.^[2]