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| date = September and Novemeber, 1950 |
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| place = [[Albania]], [[Albanian Adriatic Sea Coast|Albanian Coastline]] |
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| result = Communist Albanian victory |
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| combatant1 = {{flagicon|Albania|1946}} [[People's Socialist Republic of Albania|Communist Albania]] |
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| combatant2 = {{flag|United Kingdom}}<br>'''Supported by:'''<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.svg}} [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of the United States Air Force.svg}} [[United States Air Force]] |
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| commander1 = {{Flagicon|Albania|1946}} [[Kadri Hazbiu]] |
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| commander2 = {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} Peter Dwyer<br>'''Air Support:'''<br>{{flagicon|United States}} [[:pl:Roman Rudkowski|Roman Rudkowski]] |
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| units1 = {{flagicon image|Sigurimi.svg}} [[Sigurimi]] |
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| units2 = {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[MI6]]<br> |
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| strength1 = {{flagicon|Albania|1946}} Unknown |
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| strength2 = {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} three British teams |
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| casualties1 = {{flagicon|Albania|1946}} none |
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| casualties2 = {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} All British troops were captured or killed |
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The '''1950 Albanian coastline ambushes''' or '''Raids on the Albanian coastline in 1950''' unfolded, involving a conflict between [[Sigurimi|Albanian Hoxhaist secret forces]] (Sigurimi), and multiple [[British]] teams supported by [[MI6]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Dorril |first=Stephen |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_bV5ncXNke4C&pg=PA393&dq=During+November,+James+Blackburn's+boat+landed+two+more+British-backed+teams+on+the+Albanian+coast+with&hl=de&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjwkv_o98yAAxWPSfEDHZWACHkQ6wF6BAgGEAU#v=onepage&q=During%20November,%20James%20Blackburn's%20boat%20landed%20two%20more%20British-backed%20teams%20on%20the%20Albanian%20coast%20with&f=false |title=MI6: Inside the Covert World of Her Majesty's Secret Intelligence Service |date=2002 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-0-7432-1778-1 |language=en |quote=During November, James Blackburn's boat landed two more British-backed teams on the Albanian coast}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A8nlL7bqywsC&pg=PA78&dq=Operation+Valuable/Fiend&hl=de&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwivi-Dh2MuAAxWOSvEDHXXvA-8Q6wF6BAgFEAU#v=onepage&q=Operation%20Valuable/Fiend&f=false |title=The Journal of Intelligence History |publisher=LIT Verlag Münster |isbn=978-3-8258-0650-7 |language=en |quote=Despite the above development, in September and November 1950 three more British teams landed on the Albanian beach. The results were disastrous. The Albanian Security Service, Sigurimi, ambushed the SIS agents and almost all of them were killed or captured.}}</ref>{{sfn|Prados|2006|p=63}} These British teams had originally landed on the Albanian coast during [[Operation Valuable]]. |
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==Preparation== |
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In preparation for the landing of British SIS troops, several [[C-47]] aircraft and boats were used, the planes were piloted by [[CIA]] and ex-[[Polish Air Force]] colonels. The British Chief Peter Dwyer was in charge of the British SIS during the raids.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Trahair |first=Richard C. S. |title=Encyclopedia of Cold War espionage, spies, and secret operations |last2=Trahair |first2=R. C. S. |date=2004 |publisher=Greenwood Press |isbn=978-0-313-31955-6 |edition=1. publ |location=Westport, CT London}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Trahair |first1=R. C. S. |title=Encyclopedia of Cold War Espionage, Spies, and Secret Operations |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tFJLIIGVk10C&dq=%22operation+valuable%22&pg=PA5 |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group |access-date=28 March 2023 |language=en |date=2004|isbn=9780313319556 }}</ref> |
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==Aftermath== |
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The incidents serve as a reminder of the challenges and risks associated with covert operations and intelligence gathering. The failures of these attempts underline the complexities involved in such endeavors, where success often hinges on a delicate balance of timing, planning, and the ability to navigate unpredictable circumstances. It was one of the most disastrous cases during the covert [[Operation Valuable|operation]] as all of the British agents were killed or even captured.<ref name=":1" /> |
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== References == |
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===Works cited=== |
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* {{cite book |last=Prados |first=John |title=Safe for democracy : the secret wars of the CIA |publisher=Ivan R. Dee |publication-place=Chicago |date=2006 |isbn=978-1-61578-011-2 |oclc=812925034 |url=https://archive.org/details/safefordemocracy0000prad |url-access=registration}} |
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