DEVON (1)

Date: October 2, 1943
Operation Name: Devon
Location: Termoli, Italy

Orders: 
Over about the last month the British Eighth Army have advanced up the eastern coast of Italy and have reached a German defensive line, known as the Volturno River line, that in the west follows the Biferno River and ends on the Adriatic south of the small port of Termoli. An ad hoc plan has been devised, codenamed "Devon", to send a Commando force by sea and capture Termoli with the hope of cutting Highway 16 and the railway, and thus outflanking the German line.

Your men will act as the spearhead for the 78th Division and will be landed near Termoli on the night of October 2. Reinforcements will be sent once the landing craft have landed your men and returned. You should capture the town and hold it against any counterattack.