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Operation Archery

Operation Archery, also known as the Måløy Raid, was a British Combined Operations raid during World War II against German positions on the island of Vågsøy, Norway, on 27 December 1941. Wikipedia
Date: December 27, 1941
1 cruiser; 4 destroyers; unknown number of aircraft; 570 men: coastal artillery; unknown number of ships; 150 infantry; 50 sailors; 1 tank; 100 labourers
22 killed; 57 wounded; 1 cruiser lightly damaged; 8 aircraft lost: : 120 killed; 98 captured; 10 ships sunk;