• Operation Aquatint (1942)

Nationality:

German

SS‑Sonderführer Urbanetz, attached to the Waffen‑SS propaganda staff in Caen as war correspondent, was tasked with publicizing the outcome of the failed British commando raid known as Operation Aquatint in September 1942. His work helped frame the raid’s collapse as a German victory, reinforcing occupation propaganda that emphasized the futility of Allied incursions along the Norman coast.

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• - FOURNIER, G. & HEINTZ, A., "IF I MUST DIE...", OREP, 2006.