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BRITISH COMMANDO RAID ON ISLAND SOUTH OF BERGEN. EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL OPERATION. (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) (Received This Day, 10.25 a.m.) LONDON, January 26. British commando forces made an extremely successful raid on Stordo Island, south of Bergen, on Saturday night, it is authoritatively stated. The island contains sulphur and copper mines. These small raids are constantly being made and conform to a general, broad programme. The Berlin radio claims that the commandos were making for Larvik, near the entrance to Oslo Fiord, and that coastal defences and motor boats forced the attackers to turn back.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 27 January 1943, Page 4
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96OBJECTIVE REACHED Wairarapa Times-Age, 27 January 1943, Page 4
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