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.
Commandos in action during the raid
Commandos with POWs
British troops watch an oil factory burn
Wounded British officer in Norway
Jack Churchill
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John Malcolm Thorpe Fleming Churchill, was a British Army officer. Nicknamed "Fighting Jack Churchill" and "Mad Jack", he fought in the Second World War with a broadsword, longbow, and a set of bagpip
Operation Archery
…1941 (1941-12-27) Location Vågsøy, Norway Result Allied victory Belligerents United Kingdom Norway Germany Commanders and leaders John Durnford-Slater Jack Churchill Martin Linge † Kurt Woytasch Strength 1 cruiser 4 destroyers unknown number of aircraft 570 men coastal artillery unknown number of ships 150 infantry…
"Mad Jack" Churchill
Churchill stares down the barrel of a captured Belgian 75 mm field gun.
Jack Churchill (far right) leads a training exercise, sword in hand, from a Eureka boat in Inveraray.