"Operation Archery - the First Tri-Service Operation" Topic
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Tango01  | 02 Sep 2020 9:25 p.m. PST |
"The raid on the Norwegian islands of Vaagso and Maaloy, codenamed Operation Archery, broke new ground for combined operations. It was the first time air support was integrated into the raiding plans from the outset. Vaagso and Maaloy lie on the Norwegian coast between Bergen and Trondheim. They had no significant strategic importance but the raid would tie up German forces in the defence of Norway that might otherwise be deployed on the eastern front. Churchill was keen to mount a major raid, ideally against Trondheim, where damage to dock and repair facilities would help to protect allied convoys to Murmansk by denying their use to the enemy but this was not feasible in late 1941. A diversionary raid on the Lofoten Islands, 300 miles to the north, was mounted to coincide with Operation Archery…"
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| UshCha | 03 Sep 2020 12:20 p.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 04 Sep 2020 11:56 a.m. PST |
No mention my friend…. Amicalement
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 Legion 4 | 05 Sep 2020 7:32 a.m. PST |
Have studied those early raids. Very interesting !! And enlightening. |
| Tango01 | 05 Sep 2020 10:52 a.m. PST |
Glad you like it my friend!. (smile) Amicalement
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