Many of the prisoners knew this night was probably their last on earth. Amiens Prison had seen a great many judicial murders and much Gestapo torture and brutality, so except for those about to die, executions were routine. Most of those who died within these walls were simply patriots, members of the French Resistance movement, agents, and ordinary people who helped their occupied country against the Germans and their own prostrate government at Vichy. They were held in a separate part of the prison, the “German side.” The rest of the prison housed ordinary criminals. Rakshit Shetty, Rukmini Vasanth’s Sapta Sagaradaache Ello duology stands among finest in Kannada cinema despite its flaws a b c d e f Parry, Simon (February 2019). "75th Anniversary Amiens Raid". Wingleader Magazine . Retrieved 15 January 2022. Gibson, Guy (2019). Enemy coast ahead: the illustrated memoir of Dambuster Guy Gibson. Barnsley, S. Yorkshire: Greenhill Books. ISBN 978-1-78438-491-3. OCLC 1112153051. Bowman, Martin (2016). The Bedford Triangle: Undercover Operations from England in World War II. Simon and Schuster.

Squadron Mosquitos over Amiens Prison as their bombs explode, showing the snow-covered buildings and landscape. [g] Mowll's genius, though, is in his clever mixing of old and new storytelling devices, and a clear and intelligent voice that should appeal to both girls and boys...” South China Morning Post, Hong Kong 28/08 In 1971, the region was designated a Union Territory (UT) and officially became the UT of Mizoram in 1972. Franks, Norman L (2000). RAF Fighter Command Losses of the Second World War - Volume 3. Midland Publishing. pp. 20. ISBN 1-85780-093-1.The keys to resolving why the prison was bombed may well have been the arrest by the Gestapo of the Vice-Prefecture of Abbeville, Raymond Vivant. Did he know anything about the plans for D-Day? Vivant may well have been privy to some aspects of ‘Operation Fortitude’ – the Allied plan to convince the German High Command that the Allied invasion would be in the Pays de Calais and not Normandy. It was known that the Gestapo used whatever they thought was needed to get information, including the torture of family members. A secret RAF document found after the war stated: In one such mission, the Dakota received 21 bullet holes before it landed at Kumbhigram air base near Silchar.

Bowyer, M. W. (2004). Moskitopanik! Mosquito Fighters and Fighter-Bomber Operations in the Second World War. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Aviation. ISBN 978-1-78303-452-9. The Army operations on the ground to clear rebel-held positions was led by Brig (later Maj Gen) Rustom Zal Kabraji, who was commanding the 61 Mountain Brigade, located at Agartala.All three squadrons of the raider group flew the de Havilland Mosquito, probably the finest fighter-bomber of the war. The “wooden wonder,” as she was called, was constructed largely of plywood from Canada and balsa wood from Ecuador. Her parts were put together in woodworking shops all across Britain—“every piano factory” Göring grumbled, when the Mosquito proved faster than any German fighter of the day. Then the final assembly took place at de Havilland, where the sections were put together in concrete molds, the glue bombarded with microwaves to hurry the drying.

Bowman, Martin (2014) [2011]. The Mosquito Story. Stroud, Gloucestershire: The History Press. ISBN 9780752485294. The horror of that day still haunts every Mizo,” said Lalremruata, a progressive member of the Zo-Reunification Organisation. “But the positive aspect is that it inspires us to secure Zo nationalism, which is already crossing national boundaries”. Was that the only option available to the Union government at the time? Whatever the answer, it was clearly the military and political weapon used to assert mainland India’s dominance over the Mizos. Outraged by this, the MNF leadership decided to launch ‘ Operation Jericho’ to take control of Aizawl and overran Aizawl in a few days’ time (in late February). Birtles, Philip (2006). Mosquito Fighter Squadrons in Focus. Walton on Thames: Red Kite/Air Research. ISBN 978-0-9546201-3-4.

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McCairns, James (2016). Lysander pilot: secret operations with 161 Squadron. Chichester: Tangmere Military Aviation Museum. The Indian Air Force (IAF) played a central role in Operation Jericho. Amidst the Army’s persistent struggle to dislodge rebel forces, the Indian Air Force (IAF) was summoned into action. Initially, the IAF’s primary objective was to facilitate the resupply of army installations, a task entrusted to Dakotas and Caribou transport aircraft, which were promptly mobilized from Guwahati and Jorhat. The 29 Squadron flew the Toofani (French origin Dassault Ouragan) based at Bagdogra, while the 14 Squadron flew Hunters out of Jorhat. Post-1987: Mizoram has since been a peaceful state, with the MNF becoming a legitimate political party and participating in state elections