Operation Cartoon

Operation Cartoon
Part of World War II

Stord island in the North Sea.
Date23/24 January 1943
Location
Stord Island, Norway, North Sea
59°48′29″N 05°27′59″E / 59.80806°N 5.46639°E / 59.80806; 5.46639
Result Allied victory
Belligerents
 United Kingdom
 Norway		  Germany
Strength
Land:
63 British commandos and 10 Norwegian commandos
Sea:
7 motor torpedo boats
Casualties and losses
1 killed,
10 wounded		 3 captured
German steamer sunk during the operation.

Operation Cartoon was a British Commando raid on the island of Stord near Leirvik in Vestland, Norway on the night of 23/24 January 1943. The operation was carried out by 53 men of No. 12 Commando supported by ten men from the Norwegian 10 (IA) Commando (Captain Harald Risnes). RAF Coastal Command co-operated with the Commandos, with aircraft from 18 Group.

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