Operation Archery

When

27 Dec 1941

Kind

Military operation

Coordinates

61.93° N, 5.12° E

Description

1941 British Combined Operations raid during World War II

WWII British Combined Operations raid on Norway

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.

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• Wikidata: military operations, raids and air strikesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “opération Archery, raid britannique contre les positions allemandes de l'île de Vågsøy, en Norvège”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Британские коммандос совершили нападение на острова Вогсёй в оккупированной Норвегии, что вынудило Германию усилить немецкие гарнизоны по всей стране”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page