Combined operation by Allied forces to invade Madagascar. On 23 March '42, No 5 Commando set sail from Glasgow to participate in the Battle for Madagascar.
No 5 Commando landed near Diego Suarez (also known as Antsiranana) on the 5th May 1942.
The total campaign lasted 6 months but the bulk of the special work of Combined Operations and the Commandos was concentrated into a few days in early May 1942.
A full report of this operation can be found in London Gazettes [view....].