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Operation Brandy

Operation Brandy was a raid on Florø, Norway by British Commandos and Motor Torpedo Boats during the Second World War. The raid in the evening of 14. March 1943, consisted of two Norwegian Motor Torpedo Boats and seven men from No.10 (Inter-Allied) Commando and No.12 Commando. The German steamer Optima was torpedoed and sunk; another ship struck a mine laid by the MTBs. MTB 631 ran aground and had to be abandoned.

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Operation Brandy was a raid on Florø, Norway by British Commandos and Motor Torpedo Boats during the Second World War.1 The raid in the evening of 14. March2 1943, consisted of two Norwegian Motor Torpedo Boats (MTB 619 and MTB 631) and seven men from No.10 (Inter-Allied) Commando and No.12 Commando. The German steamer Optima (1249 grt) was torpedoed and sunk; another ship struck a mine laid by the MTBs. MTB 631 ran aground and had to be abandoned.

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  1. "Naval Codewords". Naval History. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
  2. "Warsailor's Forum". warsailors.com. Retrieved 25 December 2015.

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