Special Forces Operations in March 1943 |
March 19th, 1943 |
Operation Roundabout |
Troop 5 (Norwegian), No. 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando, 29th Ranger Battalion, Commandos |
A total of ten men from which four soldiers of the Norwegian troop of No. 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando, four men from the 29th Ranger Battalion and two men of No. 12 Commando under command of Captain Gilchrist. Their mission is to destroy a bridge over a Fjord at Stad, Norway. The raiding team lands unopposed and makes it to the target. Here one of the Norwegians of No. 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando drops a magazine for his weapon, alerting the German guards. The team retreats to the extraction zone. |