Battle of Pierres Noires
The Battle of Pierres Noires was a naval action that occurred during the Allied Operation Dredger, involving several Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) destroyers and a German Kriegsmarine U-boat with escorts near Brest, France. The RCN force managed to sink or damage some of the escorts on the surface, but the U-boat was able to escape.
| Battle of Pierres Noires | |||||||
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| Part of World War II, Battle of the Atlantic, Invasion of Normandy | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Canada | Germany | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Dickson Carlile Wallace | Gerhard Palmgren | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 4 destroyers |
4 patrol boats 1 U-boat | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1 patrol boat sunk 1 patrol boat damaged | |||||||
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