Operation Curlew was a British

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raid against the town of

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on the

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coast of German-occupied northern

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on 11/12 January 1942. Four officers and 11 soldiers of the 15th Battalion of the

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participated in this expedition in two

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boats. It was a larger raid compared to smaller sorties in the past. The objective was to gain some experience and maybe find some intelligence. The team spent an hour ashore. It was not considered a success from the military point of view, because it did not meet the enemy.

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