Operation Archery
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Operation Archery was a British-led World War II commando raid on the German-occupied Norwegian port of Vågsøy in December 1941, aimed at disrupting enemy shipping, installations, and morale.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Archery canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commando raid
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Vågsøy raid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| captured | German prisoners ⓘ |
| casualties |
British casualties
ⓘ
German casualties ⓘ |
| codeName | Operation Archery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
John Durnford-Slater
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lord Louis Mountbatten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | Norway ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Norway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 27 December 1941 ⓘ |
| destroyed |
German factories
ⓘ
German fuel dumps ⓘ German military stores ⓘ German ships ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| location |
Norway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vågsøy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranchInvolved |
British Army Commandos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combined sea, land, and air operation
ⓘ
use of British Commandos in Norway ⓘ |
| objective |
destroy German installations
ⓘ
disrupt German shipping ⓘ encourage Norwegian resistance ⓘ lower German morale ⓘ |
| opponent |
German Wehrmacht
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kriegsmarine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participant |
No. 2 Commando
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
No. 3 Commando NERFINISHED ⓘ Norwegian Independent Company 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Allied operations in World War II ⓘ |
| plannedBy | Combined Operations Headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
diverted German resources to coastal defence in Norway
ⓘ
prompted German reinforcement of Norway ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Royal Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| target |
German military installations in Vågsøy
ⓘ
German shipping off the Norwegian coast ⓘ German-occupied port of Vågsøy ⓘ |
| theatre | European theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | December 1941 ⓘ |
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