Operation Cartoon

Operation Cartoon
Part of World War II

Stord island in the North Sea.
Date23/24 January 1943
Location59°48′29″N 05°27′59″E / 59.80806°N 5.46639°E / 59.80806; 5.46639
Result Allied victory
Belligerents
 United Kingdom
 Norway
 Germany
Strength
Land:
63 British commandos and 10 Norwegian commandos
Sea:
7 motor torpedo boats
Casualties and losses
1 killed,
10 wounded
3 captured
German steamer sunk during the operation.

Operation Cartoon was a British Commando raid on the island of Stord near Leirvik in Vestland, Norway on the night of 23/24 January 1943. The operation was carried out by 53 men of No. 12 Commando supported by ten men from the Norwegian 10 (IA) Commando (Captain Harald Risnes).[1] RAF Coastal Command co-operated with the Commandos, with aircraft from 18 Group.[2]