Operation Archery: The Commandos and the Vaagso Raid 1941
Operation Archery, the raid on Vaagso and Maaloy in Norway on 27 December 1941, was the first true combined operation carried out by British forces involving the Army, Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. The Islands of Vaagso and Maaloy on the Norwegian coast between Bergen and Trondheim, were selected because they offered a perfect opportunity to damage German installations and morale. Mountbatten, the new head of Combined Operations, hoped to eliminate the local garrison, destroy the fish oil factories and sink enemy shipping. The raiding force consisted of No. 3 Commando, two troops of No. 2 Commando, a medical detachment from No. 4 Comman…
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Weitere Autoren: Gerrard, Howard (Illustr.) / Gilliland, Alan (Illustr.)
- ISBN: 978-1-84908-372-0
- EAN: 9781849083720
- Produktnummer: 8427232
- Verlag: Osprey Pub Inc
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
- Seitenangabe: 80 S.
- Masse: H25.0 cm x B18.7 cm x D0.7 cm 268 g
- Reihenbandnummer: 21
- Gewicht: 268
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