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Operation Archery

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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. [1]

49 relations: Adolf Hitler, Ammunition, Coastal artillery, Combined Operations Headquarters, Commandos (United Kingdom), Cryptanalysis of the Enigma, Destroyer, Eastern Front (World War II), Finland, Free Norwegian forces, Gebirgsjäger, Grenade, Herdla Airport, Holvik, Vågsøy, Ibiblio, Island, Jack Churchill, Jøssingfjord, John Durnford-Slater, Landing Craft Assault, Light cruiser, Lofoten, Martin Linge, Måløy, Moldøen, Nazi Germany, Newsreel, No. 114 Squadron RAF, No. 12 Commando, No. 2 Commando, No. 3 Commando, No. 4 Commando, No. 6 Commando, Norway, Norwegian Independent Company 1, Operation Anklet, Quisling regime, Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, Sør-Vågsøy, Sniper, Sogn og Fjordane, Sweden, Telephone exchange, The War Illustrated, Urban warfare, Vågsøy, Vågsøy (island), World War II.

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was a German politician, demagogue, and revolutionary, who was the leader of the Nazi Party (Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei; NSDAP), Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945 and Führer ("Leader") of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945.

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Ammunition

Ammunition (informally ammo) is the material fired, scattered, dropped or detonated from any weapon.

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Coastal artillery

Coastal artillery is the branch of the armed forces concerned with operating anti-ship artillery or fixed gun batteries in coastal fortifications.

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Combined Operations Headquarters

Combined Operations Headquarters was a department of the British War Office set up during Second World War to harass the Germans on the European continent by means of raids carried out by use of combined naval and army forces.

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Commandos (United Kingdom)

The Commandos also known as British Commandos were formed during the Second World War in June 1940, following a request from the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Winston Churchill, for a force that could carry out raids against German-occupied Europe.

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Cryptanalysis of the Enigma

Cryptanalysis of the Enigma ciphering system enabled the western Allies in World War II to read substantial amounts of Morse-coded radio communications of the Axis powers that had been enciphered using Enigma machines.

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Destroyer

In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, maneuverable long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller powerful short-range attackers.

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Eastern Front (World War II)

The Eastern Front of World War II was a theatre of conflict between the European Axis powers and co-belligerent Finland against the Soviet Union, Poland and other Allies, which encompassed Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Northeast Europe (Baltics), and Southeast Europe (Balkans) from 22 June 1941 to 9 May 1945.

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Finland

Finland (Suomi; Finland), officially the Republic of Finland is a country in Northern Europe bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Norway to the north, Sweden to the northwest, and Russia to the east.

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Free Norwegian forces

The Norwegian armed forces in exile (Utefronten, "Forces Abroad") were remnants of the armed forces of Norway that continued to fight the Axis powers from Allied countries, such as Britain and Canada, after they had escaped the German conquest of Norway during World War II.

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Gebirgsjäger

Gebirgsjäger are the light infantry part of the alpine or mountain troops (Gebirgstruppe) of Germany and Austria.

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Grenade

A grenade is a small weapon typically thrown by hand.

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Herdla Airport

Herdla Airport (Herdla flyplass; Flugplatz Herdla) was a military air base situated on the island of Herdla in Askøy, Norway.

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Holvik, Vågsøy

Holvik or Holvika (sometimes spelled Holevik) is a small village on the south side of the island of Vågsøy in Vågsøy Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway.

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Ibiblio

ibiblio (formerly SunSITE.unc.edu and MetaLab.unc.edu) is a "collection of collections," and hosts a diverse range of publicly available information and open source content, including software, music, literature, art, history, science, politics, and cultural studies.

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Island

An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water.

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Jack Churchill

Lieutenant-Colonel John Malcolm Thorpe Fleming Churchill, DSO & Bar, MC & Bar (16 September 1906 – 8 March 1996), was a British Army officer who fought throughout the Second World War armed with a longbow, bagpipes, and a basket-hilted Scottish broadsword.

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Jøssingfjord

Jøssingfjorden is a fjord in Sokndal municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.

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John Durnford-Slater

Brigadier John Frederick Durnford-Slater, DSO and bar (1909–5 February 1972) was a British Army officer who was credited with raising the first Army commando unit during the Second World War.

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Landing Craft Assault

Landing Craft Assault (LCA) was a landing craft used extensively in World War II.

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Light cruiser

A light cruiser is a type of small- or medium-sized warship.

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Lofoten

Lofoten is an archipelago and a traditional district in the county of Nordland, Norway.

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Martin Linge

Martin Jensen Linge, (11 December 1894 – 27 December 1941) was a Norwegian actor who, in World War II, became the commander of the Norwegian Independent Company 1 (NOR.I.C.1) (pronounced as Norisen by the Norwegians), formed in March 1941 for operations on behalf of the Special Operations Executive.

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Måløy

Måløy is a town and the administrative centre of the municipality of Vågsøy in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway.

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Moldøen

Moldøen (also known as Lisjemåløyna, Øyna, or Måløy Island) is a small island in Vågsøy Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway.

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Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany is the common English name for the period in German history from 1933 to 1945, when Germany was under the dictatorship of Adolf Hitler through the Nazi Party (NSDAP).

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Newsreel

A newsreel is a form of short documentary film, containing news stories and items of topical interest, that was prevalent between the 1910s and the late 1960s.

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No. 114 Squadron RAF

No. 114 Squadron was a squadron of the British Royal Air Force. It was first formed in India during the First World War, serving as a light bomber squadron during the Second World War and as a transport squadron post-war. It was last disbanded in 1971.

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No. 12 Commando

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No. 2 Commando

No.

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No. 3 Commando

No.

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No. 4 Commando

No.

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No. 6 Commando

No.

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Norway

Norway (Norwegian: (Bokmål) or (Nynorsk); Norga), officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a unitary sovereign state whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula plus the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard.

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Norwegian Independent Company 1

Norwegian Independent Company 1 (NOR.I.C.1, pronounced Norisén (approx. "noor-ee-sehn") in Norwegian) was a British Special Operations Executive (SOE) group formed in March 1941 originally for the purpose of performing commando raids during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany.

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Operation Anklet

Operation Anklet was the codename given to a British Commando raid during the Second World War.

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Quisling regime

The Quisling regime or Quisling government are common names used to refer to the fascist collaborationist government led by Vidkun Quisling in German-occupied Norway during the Second World War.

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Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's aerial warfare force.

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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force.

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Sør-Vågsøy

Sør-Vågsøy is a former municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county in Norway.

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Sniper

A sniper is a military/paramilitary marksman who operates to maintain effective visual contact with the enemy and engage targets from concealed positions or at distances exceeding their detection capabilities.

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Sogn og Fjordane

Sogn og Fjordane (English: Sogn and Fjordane) is a county in western Norway, bordering Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland.

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Sweden

Sweden (Sverige), officially the Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish), is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe.

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Telephone exchange

A telephone exchange is a telecommunications system used in the public switched telephone network or in large enterprises.

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The War Illustrated

The War Illustrated was a British war magazine published in London by William Berry (later Viscount Camrose and owner of The Daily Telegraph).

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Urban warfare

Urban warfare is combat conducted in urban areas such as towns and cities.

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Vågsøy

Vågsøy is a municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway.

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Vågsøy (island)

Vågsøy is an island in Vågsøy Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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Redirects here:

Maloyraidet, Måløy Raid, Måløyraidet, Raid on Måløy, Vaagso Raid.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Archery

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