Commandos Raid Norway

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
42/2
Date Released
5 Jan 1942
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Commandos Raid Norway
  2. 2Special Announcement Re Mr Churchill
  3. *Czech Independence Day
  4. *Portable Airport
  5. *New Type of Plane
  6. *Dumb Man Speaks
  7. *Mountain Manoeuvres
  8. *Sandbagging in USA
  9. *Roosevelt’s Christmas Party
  10. *Young Bowling Champ

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 2
Summary
The islands of Vaagso and Maaloy in Norway are the object of a commando raid. Ships cross North Sea carrying commands and on nearing their destinations the landing craft go in but not before they have been spotted by the Germans. Our ships open up on the coastal batteries. On landing the commandos set fire to buildings and round up Germans and Quislings.
Keywords
Military
Locations
Norway; North Sea; Vaagso; Maaloy
Length of story (in feet)
714
Story extras:
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