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Title
Raid on Vaagso
Description
In the first Allied raid of the war against a defended port, some 600 officers and men of the British 2nd and 3rd Commando attacked Maaloy Island and Vaagso, near Bergen, with the aim of destroying factory and port installations. …
Subject
Source
Publisher
Date
1941-12-24
Scenario#
W86
Scenario Description
In the first Allied raid of the war against a defended port, some 600 officers and men of the British 2nd and 3rd Commando attacked Maaloy Island and Vaagso, near Bergen, with the aim of destroying factory and port installations. The force split into five groups, the largest of which launched an assault on the surprised defenders of South Vaagso.
Location
South Vaagso, Norway
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
Operation Archery, also known as the Måløy Raid, was a British Combined Operations raid during World War II against German positions on the island of Vågsøy, Norway, on 27 December 1941.
Narrative Source
Wikipedia: Operation Archery
Scenario Link
External Link
Combatants
German
Norwegian
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Geolocation
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