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1941 British soldiers liberate the Lofoten Islands in Norway
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7:29Now PlayingDate: 4th March 1941
Location: Lofoten Island, Norway
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
Gaumont British Ident
SLATE INFORMATION: This Issue of Gaumont-British News is Devoted Entirely to the Only Complete Newsreel Story of - The Lofoten Raid. These Thrilling Motion Pictures Form the Record of the Lightning Swoop Upon Norway's Nazi-Controlled Islands. The Material Taken at Brettesnes is Exclusive to Gaumont-British News
NORWAY: Norland: Lofoten:
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ASSAULT LANDING CRAFT..or Invasion barges use when we raid Lofoten isles
BARGES Barges used in Lofoten Island Raid
COMMANDOES. Lofoten Isle's.
LOFOTEN ISLAND. British raid Lofoten Island..blow up oil tank.. sink oil ship.. evacuating volunteers
NAVAL (British). Blowing up oil producing ship off Lofoten Island..raid Svolvoer and evacuating volunteers..
NORWAY. Lofoten Island raided by British..oil tanks blown up..volunteers evacuated
Military - Active; Norway
Narvik, Brettesnes, Svolver, West fjord, birds, fishing boats, cod liver oil, oil, glycerine, forced labor, enslavement, neutral, factories, Nazi, Nazi's, Hitler (Nazi Party), ship, fire, Navy, raid, destruction, storage tanks, prisoners, production, Second World War
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