Operation Claymore
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Operation Claymore was a British/Norwegian commando raid on the Lofoten Islands of northern Norway during the Second World War. The Lofoten Islands were an important centre for the production of fish
Commandos watching fish oil tanks burning.
HMS Somali, leader of the 6th Destroyer flotilla
Arrival at Lofoten on 4 March 1941
Burning oil tanks seen from HMS Legion
Martin Linge
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Martin Jensen Linge, was a Norwegian actor who, in World War II, became the commander of the Norwegian Independent Company 1, formed in March 1941 for operations on behalf of the Special Operations Ex
Operation Claymore
…deeming it a success. In the eyes of the British, the main value of such actions was to tie up large German forces in occupation duties in Norway. Martin Linge and the other Norwegians involved were more doubtful of the value of such raids on the Norwegian coast, but were not told of the value of the seized…
Martin Linge
Memorial at the Linge farm in Norddal