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Concept (ii)

'Concept' (ii) was a British naval demonstration by the ships of Force 'A' off the east coast of Greece in preparation for and during 'Manna' (October 1944).

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As part of the British naval operations in the Aegean Sea during this period, on 5 October the light cruiser Aurora and the destroyer Catterick bombarded the small island of Levitha in the eastern part of the Dodecanese islands group and landed a small force to which the German garrison surrendered.

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