Raid by British and Norwegian forces in the Lofoten Islands in 1941. It took place on 4 March 1941. The setting was Lofoten. It was part of the World War II and the Arctic naval operations of World War II. Those involved included No. 3 Commando, No. 4 Commando, Norwegian Independent Company 1 and Nazi Germany.
Before and after
- 13 January 1941Death of James Joyce
- 20 January 1941Third inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt
- 16 February 1941Birth of Kim Jong-il
- from 25 February 1941 to 27 February 1941February strike
- 4 March 1941Operation Claymore
- 16 March 1941Birth of Bernardo Bertolucci
- 26 March 1941Birth of Richard Dawkins
- 28 March 1941Death of Virginia Woolf
- from 6 April 1941 to 30 April 1941Battle of Greece
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