Raid on Santorini

Raid on Santorini
Part of the Battle of the Mediterranean of World War II
Location of Santorini in the Aegean
Date 24 April 1944 Location Santorini, Aegean islands 36°25′12″N 25°25′54″E / 36.42000°N 25.43167°E / 36.42000; 25.43167 Result Allied victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom  Greece	Germany  Italian Social Republic
Commanders and leaders
Anders Lassen Stefanos Kazoulis  †	Lieutenant Hesse
Strength
SBS 19 Commandos	Garrison company
Casualties and losses
2 killed	40 killed or wounded 19 captured
5 civilians executed 13 civilians killed in Commando explosion

The Raid on Santorini took place on 24 April 1944 as part of the Mediterranean Campaign in World War II. It was conducted by the British Special Boat Service, against the mixed German and Italian garrison on the island of Santorini (Thera) in the Aegean Sea. The raid was made in tandem with similar operations at the islands of Ios, Mykonos and Amorgos that aimed to destroy Axis naval observation posts and radio stations on the Cycladic islands.^[1][2]