Operation Claymore
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Operation Claymore was a British-led World War II commando raid on the Lofoten Islands in German-occupied Norway, aimed at destroying fish oil factories and gathering intelligence.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commando raid
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Lofoten Islands raid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| captured |
Enigma-related code material
ⓘ
German merchant vessels ⓘ German prisoners ⓘ Norwegian collaborators ⓘ |
| casualties |
German casualties and prisoners
ⓘ
minimal Allied casualties ⓘ |
| commander |
Charles Forbes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Durnford-Slater NERFINISHED ⓘ L. H. K. Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Norway ⓘ |
| date | 4 March 1941 ⓘ |
| destroyed |
fish oil factories
ⓘ
glycerine plants ⓘ industrial facilities in Lofoten Islands ⓘ oil storage tanks ⓘ |
| endDate | 1941-03-04 ⓘ |
| evacuated | Norwegian volunteers to Britain ⓘ |
| location |
German-occupied Norway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lofoten Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalSupport |
HMS Bedouin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
HMS Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Eskimo NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Legion NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Somali NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Tartar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
capture of German code material
ⓘ
capture of prisoners ⓘ destruction of fish oil factories ⓘ destruction of glycerine production facilities ⓘ gathering intelligence ⓘ |
| participant |
No. 3 Commando
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
No. 4 Commando NERFINISHED ⓘ Norwegian volunteers ⓘ Royal Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Allied operations in World War II ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| significance |
boosted British and Norwegian morale
ⓘ
demonstrated effectiveness of British Commandos ⓘ provided valuable intelligence for Allied codebreakers ⓘ |
| startDate | 1941-03-04 ⓘ |
| theatre | European theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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