Vaagso Raid

(5 Jan 1942) The Commandos set out before first light, the object to capture the small defended island of

Operation Archery - after the retreat at Dunkirk, Churchill wants Britain and her allies to take the fight back to the enemy. He orders ...

This 1941 documentary film recounts Operation Archery, a British commando

In the humiliating aftermath of Dunkirk, Churchill orders commandos operations to take the fight to Hitler's door. On 27th ...

(5 Jan 1942) The Commandos set out before first light, the object to capture the small defended island of

(5 Jan 1942) The Commandos set out before first light, the object to capture the small defended island of

Footage of the

In 1941, the British Combined Operations command launched their first combined operation on

Date: 27th December 1941 Location: Unknown location Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH ...

(5 Jan 1942) The Commandos set out before first light, the object to capture the small defended island of

December twenty-seventh, nineteen forty-one. The Norwegian coast, dark and silent under winter clouds. In the fjords of Vågsøy, ...

On December 27th, 1941, British and Norwegian forces launched a daring amphibious

By late 1941, the Germans occupied a considerable portion of the European continent, but an Allied strike against them was not ...