Operation Cartoon

Operation Cartoon
Part of World War II
Stord island in the North Sea.
Date 23/24 January 1943 Location Stord Island, Norway, North Sea 59°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]