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Algerian War - Intelligence gained by Colonel Godard's operatives

Time: Monday Aug 26, 1957

Place: Algeria

Details: On 26 August following intelligence gained by Colonel Godard's operatives, the 3e RPC raided a house in the Impasse Saint-Vincent where Yacef's new bomb-maker and deputy were believed to be hiding. After suffering several casualties trying to capture the two alive, both men were eventually killed.

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