Hedley Malloch Posted 4 November , 2005 Share Posted 4 November , 2005 I am reading an account of a trench raid mounted by the British against the Germans in 1917. The war diary of the unit which performed the raid describes it as an 'Officers' Raid'? What was an officers' raid and how did it differ from an ordinary trench raid? Many thanks in advance for all help received. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob B Posted 4 November , 2005 Share Posted 4 November , 2005 Could it be a snatch of a German officer for intelligence purposes. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger Posted 4 November , 2005 Share Posted 4 November , 2005 I've probably got this completly wrong but I've always taken it to mean a raid commanded by an officer as opposed to one commanded by an NCO. Roger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Hartley Posted 4 November , 2005 Share Posted 4 November , 2005 Hedley I've always assumed that an "officer's raid" was a small scale affair - a few men and one officer rather than, say, the company or two on a "full raid". But can't say for certain. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmac Posted 4 November , 2005 Share Posted 4 November , 2005 Some raids were led by officers and others by experienced NCOs. I have just been referring to some information about the 1/7th Middlesex where raids were led alternately by a Cpl and 2/Lts. Size of the party didn't seem to matter as to who was in charge. Largest one was led by the Cpl (who later got the MM for his activities). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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