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snowstorm hampers 141

see also
Operation Gunnerside

Operation Gunnerside 132, 147, 153–77
passim

Grouse and Freshman precede,
see
Operation Freshman; Operation Grouse

Helberg’s remarkable escape following 172–7

honours following 184–5

objective of 147

postponement of 153–4

rough plan of 136

see also
Vemork

Operation Judgement 1–53

aircraft damage during 36–7

aircraft lost in 19

British casualties after,
see
HMS
Illustrious
: Germans bomb

British casualties during 32

broad outline of 11

Churchill’s Commons address after 42–3

code name of 15

Cunningham’s lukewarm congratulations concerning 38, 52–3

Cunningham’s ultimate praise for 39

daily sorties during early stages of 16

faulty bombs used in 35

Illustrious
bombed after,
see under
HMS
Illustrious

Italian casualties during 41

Italians seek revenge for 39

medals awarded for 52–3

most junior pilots in 28

postponements of 12

radio and telegraphy silence observed in 19–20, 31, 35–6

torpedoes and bombs dropped by, numbered 41

see also
HMS
Illustrious
; Taranto

Operation Swallow 149, 150–4, 172, 180

Operation Grouse (
q.v.
) renamed as 147

reindeer feast of 152

see also
Operation Gunnerside

Paine (airman) 28

Pantelleria 46

Patch, Ollie 27, 29

Paul, Capt.
Lt Friedrich 235, 236, 237

Pegasus Bridge 278

Pickard, Wg Cdr Charles 101, 108–9, 113, 115, 125

honours for 127

killed 127

Pine-Coffin, Lt Col.
Geoffrey 270–1, 275, 276

Platt, Lt 225

Poett, Brig.
Nigel 251–2, 255, 265–6, 270, 274–5

Pollock, Lt David 16

Portal, Air Chf Mshl Sir Charles 126

Poulsson, Jens Anton 136–44, 150–4, 160–5
passim
, 167, 173

honours for 184

see also
Operation Gunnerside; Operation Swallow; Vemork

Pound, Adm.
Sir Dudley 5–6, 11, 44, 126

Priday, Brian 256, 261

Prince Philippe
200

Princess Josephine Charlotte
205

Pritchard, Capt.
Bill 198, 226, 227

Purdon, Lt 223–4, 232

Quisling, Vidkun 63

RAF’s rivalry with, RAF’s rivalry with 16

Ragsundo 87

Ramsey, Sgt 83

Rediess, Gen.
Wilhelm 166

Regia Aeronautica,
see
Italian Air Force

Renault, Gilbert (‘Col.
Rémy’) 110, 127

Riccardi, Adm.
4, 40

River Orne, British assault on bridge of,
see
Operation Deadstick

RMS
Lancastria
188

Roderick, Lt 221

Rodier, Lt 219, 225, 229

Rommel, Fld Mshl Erwin 45, 52, 248, 268

Rønneberg, Joachim 148–9, 155, 157, 158, 159, 160–5
passim
, 167, 168–72

honours for 184

return of, after sabotage 168–71

see also
Operation Gunnerside; Vemork

Roosevelt, Franklin D.:

Churchill meets 134

Gunnerside monitored by 132

Illustrious
praised by 52

Ross, Capt.
John 120

Roy, Capt.
221–2, 224–5

Royal Air Force (RAF):

1st Airborne Division of, chosen for Bruneval operation 104

1st Airborne Division of, Churchill’s wish to create 116

growing short of pilots 52

Luftwaffe thrashed by 18

Navy’s rivalry with 16

and Operation Archery, crucial to outcome of 63

over Vaagso 76

photographic reconnaissance aircraft of 16, 35, 38, 42, 84, 103–4, 111, 128–9, 252

reconnaissance photos stolen from 16–17

reluctant partner in St Nazaire operation 194

Scottish bases of 60

see also individual operations by name

Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) 62, 75

Royal Navy:

Alexandria adopted by 3

ammunition shortage of 3

formidable reputation of 4

‘never refuses action’ 10

in Norwegian campaign 5

USA gives
Buchanan
to 202

see also individual operations by name

Rugsundo 68, 71, 73

Ryder, Cdr Robert 187–8, 200–1, 203, 207, 212–13, 219, 227

dispatch of 229–30

honours for 240

St Nazaire:

apocalyptic vision in 233

Campbeltown
’s explosion in 238–9

detailed model of 206–7

guns protecting 205

operation to destroy,
see
Operation Chariot

San Pietro 14, 31

Sarra, Sub-Lt 27–8

Savage, AB Bill 230

honours for 240

Scapa Flow 64, 66, 94

Scarlett, Lt Norman (‘Blood’) 21, 25–6

captured 26

mentioned in dispatches 40

POW 39–40

Schmidt, Maj.
Hans 251, 267

Sharp, Sgt 121

Sicily 45

Singapore 3

Skelton, Lt 31

Skinnarland, Einar 138, 167, 168, 177, 180–1, 184

honours for 185

Slaughter, Lt 40

Slaughter, Lt 32

Smalley, Lt 220, 225

Smith, Lt ‘Sandy’ 244, 260, 262–3, 271

Sohler, Capt.
Lt Herbert 214

Sørlie, Rolf 182–3

Sparke, Sub-Lt Julian 26

killed 52

Special Operations Executive (SOE):

‘Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’ 136

purpose of 135

and Vemork,
see
Operation Gunnerside; Vemork

Special Service Brigade:

formation of 57

in Normandy landings 273

SS
Anhalt
85–6

Kenya
destroys 93

SS
Eismeer
78

SS
Normar
78

SS
Reimar Edzard Fritzen
78

Stavanger 63, 77

Storhaug, Hans 148–50, 160–5
passim
, 167

honours for 184

return of, after sabotage 168–71

see also
Operation Gunnerside; Vemork

Strachan, CSM 108, 120–1, 126–7

honours for 127

promoted 127

Straits of Otranto 16

Strømsheim, Birger 148–50, 160–5
passim
, 167

honours for 184

return of, after sabotage 168–71

see also
Operation Gunnerside; Vemork

Sueter, R/Adm.
Sir Murray 53

Suez Canal 52

Sullom Voe 66

Sumburgh 63

Sutton, Lt Alfie 33

Swayne, Lt 22, 26, 236

Sweeney, Lt ‘Tod’ 261, 266–7

Sword Beach 242, 277

Tappenden, L/Cpl Ted 261, 265, 266

Taranto:

daily sorties in countdown to raid on 16

flares dropped on 23–4

huge Italian fleet at 6

Illustrious
aircraft reach 23

Italians assess damage to 38, 40

layered defences of 10, 13–14

Lyster rules out third strike on 37–8

obvious Italian fleet location 13

raid on 24–39

salvage work in 40

torpedoes and bombs dropped by, numbered 41

see also
Operation Judgement

Taylor, Maj.
Nigel 273

Terboven, Josef 166, 168, 175, 176

Thornton, Sgt ‘Wagger’ 269

Tibbits, Lt Nigel 186, 215, 229

Tilshead barracks 100, 104

practice parachute drop at 106

Times
, Taranto attack covered by 44

Timothy, Lt 113, 120, 122

Tirpitz
192–3, 195, 221, 222, 239

sunk 240

Todd, Lt Richard 272, 274

Torrens-Spence Lt Michael 30, 32–3, 41, 46

Illustrious
bombing survived by 47

Tovey, Sir John 96

Trafalgar, Battle of 53

Trento
35

Trondheim 77

Tronstad, Prof.
Leif 149–50, 162

U-boats 2, 188, 191–2, 210–11

Ulvesund 65, 73, 77, 79

Ulvesund Hotel 79, 81, 82–3, 92, 95

destruction of 95

USA:

and atomic weapons 132–4

Buchanan
given to Britain by 202

Manhattan Project of 132, 178

Vemork operation of 179–80

USS
Buchanan
202

Vaagsfjord 55, 65

Vaagso:

alarm raised on 68

Britain targets 60–1

British land on 69

British ships approach 67–9

‘cease bombardment’ signal given in raid on 71

fish factories destroyed on 95

German troops stationed in and around 54

population distribution on 65

raid on 70–97

South, detailed model of 64–5

street fight on 75

see also
Operation Archery

Vaughan, Capt.
John 263, 267, 271

Vemork 132–3, 134–5, 150, 160–8

German troops stationed at 138

Germany strengthens defences at 147

heavy-water operation transfer from 180–4

raid on 160–4

replica of basement at 149

reported return to production at 177

strengthened security at 158, 177

US failed bombing raid on 179–80

see also
Operation Gunnerside

Vernon, Capt.
Denis 112, 118, 119

Vion, Mme 250

Vittorio Veneto
27, 34

Wallwork, Staff Sgt Jim 257–9, 261

Walton, Lt 226, 227

Watson, 2nd Lt 226, 227

Wellham, Lt John 1, 15, 29, 33–4, 36–7

White, Cpl 82–3

Wick 63

Williamson, Lt Cdr Kenneth (‘Hooch’) 21–2, 25–6, 35–6, 41

captured 26

POW 36, 39–40

Wilson, Col.
173

Wood, Lt 262, 263

Woods, Pte Eric 269

Würzburg:

dismantling of 119