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Combined Operations, the Commandos, and Norway, 1941–1944
- The Journal of Military History
- Society for Military History
- Volume 73, Number 2, April 2009
- pp. 471-495
- 10.1353/jmh.0.0285
- Article
- Additional Information
The Combined Operations organisation and British Army and Royal Marine Commandos conducted three large-scale raids against the Norwegian coast in 1941 and a series of smaller operations in 1942 and 1943. This article examines the reasons for the shifts in British raiding policy during this period and places the Norwegian raids in their wider strategic context. Although these raids had little material consequence and were conducted on the periphery of the main theatres of operations, they proved beneficial in terms of experience gained in triservice operations and the subsequent overcommitment of German resources to Norway in response.