Operation Cartoon, the Glossary
Operation Cartoon was a British Commando raid on the island of Stord near Leirvik in Vestland, Norway on the night of 1943.[1]
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- 1943 in Norway
- Battles and operations of World War II involving Norway
- History of Vestland
- January 1943 events
- Military history of Norway during World War II
Allies of World War II
The Allies, formally referred to as the United Nations from 1942, were an international military coalition formed during World War II (1939–1945) to oppose the Axis powers.
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Commando
Royal Marines from 40 Commando on patrol in the Sangin area of Afghanistan are picturedA commando is a combatant, or operative of an elite light infantry or special operations force, specially trained for carrying out raids and operating in small teams behind enemy lines.
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Commandos (United Kingdom)
The Commandos, also known as the British Commandos, were formed during the Second World War in June 1940, following a request from Winston Churchill, for special forces that could carry out raids against German-occupied Europe.
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John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey
Admiral of the Fleet John Cronyn Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey, (7 March 1885 – 12 January 1971), sometimes known as Jack Tovey, was a Royal Navy officer.
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Leirvik
Leirvik is a town and the administrative centre of Stord municipality in Vestland county, Norway.
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Motor torpedo boat
A motor torpedo boat is a fast torpedo boat, especially of the mid 20th century.
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No. 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando
No.
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No. 12 Commando
No.
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No. 18 Group RAF
No.
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North Sea
The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Denmark, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France.
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Norway
Norway (Norge, Noreg), formally the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula.
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Pyrite
The mineral pyrite, or iron pyrite, also known as fool's gold, is an iron sulfide with the chemical formula FeS2 (iron (II) disulfide).
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RAF Coastal Command
RAF Coastal Command was a formation within the Royal Air Force (RAF).
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Royal Norwegian Navy
The Royal Norwegian Navy (Sea defence) is the branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces responsible for naval operations of Norway, including those of the Norwegian Coast Guard.
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Sagvåg
Sagvåg is a village in Stord municipality in Vestland county, Norway.
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Steamboat
A steamboat is a boat that is propelled primarily by steam power, typically driving propellers or paddlewheels.
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Stord (island)
Stord is an island in Vestland county, Norway.
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Stordø Kisgruber
Stordø Kisgruber was a Norwegian mining company which operated the pyrite mines in Litlabø at Stord in Hordaland, Norway.
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Vestland
Vestland is a county in Norway established on 1 January 2020.
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. Operation Cartoon and World War II are conflicts in 1943.
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See also
1943 in Norway
- 1943 Filipstad explosion
- 1943 University of Oslo fire
- 1943 in Norway
- 1943 in Norwegian music
- Battle of the North Cape
- Operation Brandy
- Operation Cartoon
- Operation Chaffinch
- Operation Checkmate (commando raid)
- Operation Crackers
- Operation Fritham
- Operation Gearbox
- Operation Gearbox II
- Operation Leader
- Operation Mardonius
- Operation Martin
- Operation Roundabout
- Operation Source
- Operation Zitronella
Battles and operations of World War II involving Norway
- Åndalsnes landings
- Actions in Nordland
- Alsos Mission
- Arctic convoys of World War II
- Battle of Britain
- Battle of Dombås
- Battle of Drøbak Sound
- Battle of Hegra Fortress
- Battle of Midtskogen
- Battle of Vinjesvingen
- Battle of the Scheldt
- Battles of Narvik
- Black Friday (1945)
- Continuation War
- Namsos campaign
- Norwegian campaign
- Norwegian heavy water sabotage
- Operation Alsos
- Operation Anklet
- Operation Archery
- Operation Cartoon
- Operation Doomsday
- Operation Fritham
- Operation Gearbox
- Operation Gearbox II
- Operation Haudegen
- Operation Kitbag
- Operation Martin
- Operation Musketoon
- Operation Weserübung
- Operation Zitronella
History of Vestland
- Battle of Fitjar
- CHC Helikopter Service Flight 241
- History of Bergen
- Hordaland
- Operation Archery
- Operation Cartoon
- Operation Kitbag
- Sogn og Fjordane
January 1943 events
- Battle of Buna–Gona
- Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse
- Battle of Nikolayevka
- Battle of Rennell Island
- Battle of Tripoli (1943)
- Battle of Velikiye Luki
- Battle of Wau
- Battle off Zuwarah
- Casablanca Conference
- Landing at Amchitka
- Operation Cartoon
- Operation Gallop
- Operation Iskra
- Operation Ke
- Operation Pamphlet
- Treaty between the United States and China for the Relinquishment of Extraterritorial Rights in China
- Voronezh–Kastornoye offensive
- Voronezh–Kharkov offensive
Military history of Norway during World War II
- 1943 Filipstad explosion
- 40.6 cm SK C/34 gun
- Anglo-Norwegian Collaboration Committee
- Bamse (dog)
- Battle of Midtskogen
- Directives for military officers and military commanders in the event of an armed attack on Norway
- Festung Norwegen
- Fieldfare Cabin
- German U-boat bases in occupied Norway
- German occupation of Norway
- Liberation of Finnmark
- List of Commando raids on the Atlantic Wall
- Little Norway
- Lysaker Bridge sabotage
- Morskogen
- Nortraship
- Norway in Revolt
- Norwegian heavy water sabotage
- Operation Almenrausch
- Operation Anklet
- Operation Archery
- Operation Bittern
- Operation Blumenpflücken
- Operation Cartoon
- Operation Cheese
- Operation Freshman
- Operation Fritham
- Operation Gearbox
- Operation Gearbox II
- Operation Hardboiled
- Operation Jupiter (Norway)
- Operation Kitbag
- Operation Mardonius
- Operation Sunshine
- Operation Weserübung
- Operation Woodlark
- Oscarsborg Fortress
- Skorpa, Møre og Romsdal
- Thamshavn Line sabotage
- Trandumskogen
- Western Front (World War II)