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Description Lot 11609-1 (LC-USZ62-89350): Operation Archery, December 27, 1941. The raid was made against German positions on the island of Vaagso and Maaloy Islands, Norway. Shown: A wounded British officer being helped to an advanced dressing station after being injured in the raid on Nazi bases at Vaagso and Maaloy Islands on the Norwegian coast. After coast defenses were silenced by British warships and bombers, tough Commmandos were landed under cover of smoke screens. Norwegian troops also took part in the operations. The entire German garrison at Maaloy was either killed or taken prisoner. Office of War Information Photograph (7903-ZE). (2015/10/23).
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