Operation Rype ETO (id:#64690)

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Lurudalen, Norway 1945-04-25 (10 others)

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Overview:

The war was nearing its end and the Germans were retreating on all fronts. In Norway they were evacuating troops by rail along the Nordlandsbanen. The Allied High Command sought to prevent as many as possible from reaching Germany. A plan was devised to drop saboteurs to cut the railway line. The Norwegian Operations Group (NORSO) was formed to do the task. It included highly trained and motivated Norwegians who had escaped occupied Norway. One group of NORSO was called Rype and was lead by a young American major named William Colby. Their task was to cut the railway line in Lurudalen near Grong. The operation got off to a bad start when one of the transport planes crashed and all aboard died. The dead had to be given a temporary burial in the mountains. On April 22nd the small group finally set off from their base. Three days later they arrived in Lurudalen and approached the railway line in the darkness of the night. The wind was cold.

Defender: German (Security elements of 722nd Grenadier Regiment, Infanterie-Division 702)  

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