Operation Kitbag
Operation Kitbag was a raid in Norway by British Commandos of No 6 Commando and No. 12 Commando in December 1941, during the Second World War.{{cite web|access-date=3 June 2010|publisher=Commando Veterans Association|title=No. 12 Commando|url=http://www.commandoveterans.org/history_12cdo.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100510020045/http://www.commandoveterans.org/history_12cdo.html|archive-date=10 May 2010}}
On 9 December 1941 detachments from No. 6 and No. 12 Commandos, some Norwegian soldiers, took part in a raid on the town of Florø in Norway.Chappell 1996, p. 14. Embarking on {{HMS|Prince Charles|1941|6}}, an infantry landing ship, they set out from Scapa Flow. During the voyage, while some of the men were priming grenades for the raid, six men were killed and another 11 were seriously wounded.Saunders 1959, p. 42. The decision was made to continue with the raid but due to navigational difficulties the operation was eventually called off when the naval commander was unable to locate the fjord upon which Florø was located.
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- {{cite book |last=Chappell |first=Mike |title=Army Commandos 1940–1945 |year=1996 |series=Elite Series (No. 64) |publisher=Osprey |location=London |isbn=1-85532-579-9}}
- {{cite book |last=Saunders |first=Hilary St. George |author-link=Hilary St George Saunders |series=Four Square Books (No. 153) |title=The Green Beret: The Commandos at War |orig-year=1949 |year=1959 |publisher=Landsborough |location=London |oclc=1056141355}}
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Category:Battles and operations of World War II involving Norway
Category:Military history of Norway during World War II
Category:Norwegian resistance movement
Category:World War II British Commando raids
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