Operation Claymore
Operation Claymore was the codename for a British Commandos raid on the Lofoten Islands in 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 industry. The landings were carried out on 4 March 1941, by the men of No. 3 Commando, No. 4 Commando, a Royal Engineers Section and 52 men from the Royal Norwegian Navy. Supported by the 6th Destroyer Flotilla and two troop transports of the Royal Navy, the force made an unopposed landing and generally continued to meet no opposition. The original plan was to avoid contact with German forces and inflict the maximum of damage to German-controlled industry. They achieved their objective of destroying fish oil factories and some 3,600 tonnes (800,000 impe
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Operation Claymore
Operation Claymore was the codename for a British Commandos raid on the Lofoten Islands in 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 industry. The landings were carried out on 4 March 1941, by the men of No. 3 Commando, No. 4 Commando, a Royal Engineers Section and 52 men from the Royal Norwegian Navy. Supported by the 6th Destroyer Flotilla and two troop transports of the Royal Navy, the force made an unopposed landing and generally continued to meet no opposition. The original plan was to avoid contact with German forces and inflict the maximum of damage to German-controlled industry. They achieved their objective of destroying fish oil factories and some 3,600 tonnes (800,000 impe
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L'opération Claymore était le ...... Iles Lofoten, le 4 mars 1941.
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La Operación Claymore fue el n ...... ladas de petróleo y glicerina.
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Operacja Claymore, zwana równi ...... aczącym sukcesem tej formacji.
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Operation Claymore war ein Kom ...... äfte im Zweiten Weltkrieg dar.
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Operation Claymore was the cod ...... shed for operations in Norway.
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Operazione Claymore era il nom ...... dal centro di Bletchley Park.
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Nazi Germany
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1941-03-04
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Depiction of the Allied landing by Antony Gross
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L'opération Claymore était le ...... Iles Lofoten, le 4 mars 1941.
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La Operación Claymore fue el n ...... ladas de petróleo y glicerina.
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Operacja Claymore, zwana równi ...... aczącym sukcesem tej formacji.
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Operation Claymore war ein Kom ...... äfte im Zweiten Weltkrieg dar.
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Operation Claymore was the cod ...... ome 3,600 tonnes (800,000 impe
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Operazione Claymore era il nom ...... della seconda guerra mondiale.
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Operación Claymore
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Operacja Claymore
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Operation Claymore
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Operation Claymore
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Operazione Claymore
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Opération Claymore
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Operation Claymore
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