What the records say
- When
- 26 Dec 1941 – 27 Dec 1941
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 67.98° N, 13.00° E
- Description
- 1941 raid
Operation Anklet
1941 British commando raid in Norway during WWII
Operation Anklet was the codename given to a British Commando raid during the Second World War. The raid on the Lofoten Islands was carried out in December 1941, by 300 men from No. 12 Commando and the Norwegian Independent Company 1. The landing party was supported by 22 ships from three navies.
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- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “nouveau raid britannique sur les îles Lofoten”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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