Operation Kitbag was a raid inNorway byBritish Commandos ofNo 6 Commando andNo. 12 Commando in December 1941, during theSecond World War.[1]
On 9 December 1941 detachments from No. 6 and No. 12 Commandos, someNorwegian soldiers, took part in a raid on the town ofFlorø inNorway.[2] Embarking onHMS Prince Charles, an infantry landing ship, they set out fromScapa Flow. During the voyage, while some of the men were priminggrenades for the raid, six men were killed and another 11 were seriously wounded.[3] The decision was made to continue with the raid but due to navigational difficulties the operation was eventually called off when the naval commander was unable to locate the fjord upon which Florø was located.[2][3]
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