Two hundred and fifteen Germans and 10 "Quislingites" were taken prisoner while one German naval officer and six ratings were killed. The British force suffered no casualty.
In addition to prisoners a considerable number of Norwegian volunteers for the Navy were brought back.
A number of hand-picked and specially trained troops participated in this first landing on Norwegian soil since it was evacuated last year. With them were a number of Norwegian naval ratings and guides.
"Perfect Organization"
Fine weather favoured the operation which was marked by perfect organization and mutual understanding on the part of both the Navy and Army. We arrived at the area shortly before dawn and-split up to go to various objectives which were quickly located while the warships kept guard.
I watched our particular group of troops land before anyone had time to discover what was happening. So intense was the cold that spray break-
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