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The Oslo Mosquito raid (25 September 1942) was a British air raid on Oslo, Norway, during the Second World War.[1]

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  1. 27 relations: Aarhus Air Raid, BBC Home Service, De Havilland Mosquito, Dead reckoning, Fife, Focke-Wulf Fw 190, German occupation of Norway, Gestapo, Hans Fredrik Dahl, Jagdgeschwader 5, Morale, No. 105 Squadron RAF, North Sea, Norway, Nygaardsvold's Cabinet, Operation Carthage, Operation Jericho, Oslo, Oslofjord, RAF Leuchars, Royal Air Force, Scotland, Stavanger, The Times, Victoria Terrasse, Vidkun Quisling, World War II.

  2. 1940s in Oslo
  3. 1942 in Norway
  4. De Havilland Mosquito
  5. History of Oslo
  6. Norway–United Kingdom military relations
  7. September 1942 events
  8. World War II aerial operations and battles of the Western European Theatre

Aarhus Air Raid

The Aarhus Air Raid took place on 31 October 1944, when 25 Mosquitoes from 140 Wing Royal Air Force (RAF) of the 2nd Tactical Air Force, bombed the Gestapo headquarters at the University of Aarhus, Denmark. Oslo Mosquito raid and Aarhus Air Raid are Aerial operations and battles of World War II involving the United Kingdom, de Havilland Mosquito and Germany–United Kingdom military relations.

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BBC Home Service

The BBC Home Service was a national and regional radio station that broadcast from 1939 until 1967, when it was replaced by BBC Radio 4.

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De Havilland Mosquito

The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito is a British twin-engined, multirole combat aircraft, introduced during the Second World War.

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Dead reckoning

In navigation, dead reckoning is the process of calculating the current position of a moving object by using a previously determined position, or fix, and incorporating estimates of speed, heading (or direction or course), and elapsed time.

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Fife

Fife (Fìobha,; Fife) is a council area, historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland.

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Focke-Wulf Fw 190

The Focke-Wulf Fw 190, nicknamed Würger (Shrike) is a German single-seat, single-engine fighter aircraft designed by Kurt Tank at Focke-Wulf in the late 1930s and widely used during World War II.

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German occupation of Norway

The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany during the Second World War began on 9 April 1940 after Operation Weserübung.

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Gestapo

The Geheime Staatspolizei, abbreviated Gestapo, was the official secret police of Nazi Germany and in German-occupied Europe.

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Hans Fredrik Dahl

Hans Fredrik Dahl (born 16 October 1939) is a Norwegian historian, journalist and media scholar, best known in the English-speaking world for his biography of Vidkun Quisling, a Nazi collaborationist and Minister President for Norway during the Second World War.

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Jagdgeschwader 5

Jagdgeschwader 5 (JG 5) was a German Luftwaffe fighter wing during World War II.

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Morale

Morale is the capacity of a group's members to maintain belief in an institution or goal, particularly in the face of opposition or hardship.

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No. 105 Squadron RAF

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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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Nygaardsvold's Cabinet

Nygaardsvold's Cabinet (later becoming the Norwegian government-in-exile) was appointed on 20 March 1935, the second Labour cabinet in Norway.

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Operation Carthage

|conflict. Oslo Mosquito raid and Operation Carthage are Aerial operations and battles of World War II involving the United Kingdom and de Havilland Mosquito.

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Operation Jericho

Operation Jericho (Ramrod 564) took place on 18 February 1944 during the Second World War. Oslo Mosquito raid and Operation Jericho are Aerial operations and battles of World War II involving the United Kingdom, de Havilland Mosquito and world War II aerial operations and battles of the Western European Theatre.

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Oslo

Oslo (or; Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway.

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Oslofjord

The Oslofjord (Oslo Fjord) is an inlet in southeastern Norway.

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RAF Leuchars

Royal Air Force Leuchars or more simply RAF Leuchars is a former Royal Air Force station located in Leuchars, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland.

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Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.

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Scotland

Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Stavanger

Stavanger (US usually) is a city and municipality in Norway.

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The Times

The Times is a British daily national newspaper based in London.

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Victoria Terrasse

Victoria Terrasse is an historic building complex located in central Oslo, Norway.

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Vidkun Quisling

Vidkun Abraham Lauritz Jonssøn Quisling (18 July 1887 – 24 October 1945) was a Norwegian military officer, politician and Nazi collaborator who nominally headed the government of Norway during the country's occupation by Nazi Germany during World War II.

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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. Oslo Mosquito raid and World War II are conflicts in 1942.

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See also

1940s in Oslo

1942 in Norway

De Havilland Mosquito

History of Oslo

Norway–United Kingdom military relations

September 1942 events

World War II aerial operations and battles of the Western European Theatre

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oslo_Mosquito_raid