Why Did Britain Target Norway s Fish Oil Factories in World War II?
Nazi Germany was interested in fish oil’s ability to be distilled into glycerin to produce the nitroglycerine used in most high-explosive bombs and shells.
Here s What You Need to Know: The 1941 raid at Vågsøy was planned with an unusual target in mind.
Two days after Christmas on the morning of December 27, 1941 the icy Arctic calm of the Norwegian islands of Vågsøy and Måløy was shattered 8:48 AM as four Royal Navy destroyers and the light cruiser
HMS Kenya opened fire on the German garrison stationed there kicking off with a star shell.
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