Operation Claymore

متى

4 مارس 1941

النوع

عملية عسكرية

إحداثيات

68.15° N, 14.20° E

Description

raid by British and Norwegian forces in the Lofoten Islands in 1941

1941 raid by British and Norwegian forces in the Lofoten Islands

Operation Claymore was a British/Norwegian commando raid on the Lofoten Islands of northern Norway during the Second World War. The Lofoten Islands were an important centre for the production of fish oil and glycerine, used in the German war economy. The landings were carried out on 4 March 1941, by 500 men of No. 3 Commando, No.

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