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
Lofoten
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Lofoten is an archipelago and a traditional district in the county of Nordland, Norway. Lofoten has distinctive scenery with dramatic mountains and peaks, open sea and sheltered bays, beaches, and unt
Operation Claymore
…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 oil and glycerine, used in the…
Reine, Lofoten, seen from the top of Reinebringen
"Raftsund, Lofoten, Digermulen, Norway", c. 1890–1900.
Hamnøya, Toppøya, Olenilsøya and other small islands of Reinefjorden in Moskenes, Nordland, Norway in 2022 June
A mountain massif of Flakstadøya island backgrounding the road to Nusfjord village