Operation Seagull
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For the Operation Seagull involving Abwehr see Operation Seagull (Ireland).
Operation Seagull was a British action during the Second World War to destroy several Nazi-controlled industrial targets including a smelter at Arendal, with the help of Kompani Linge agents from Norway.
On February 28, 1943 the KNM Uredd was transporting a 6-man team to Bodø when she hit a German minefield and sank, killing all 34 crewmen and 6 special agents. In 1986, King Olav V unveiled a memorial to those lost aboard the Uredd, located in Grensen.
[edit] Team
- Cpl. Sverre Granlund - also served as a commando during Operation Musketoon
- Sgt. Thorlief Daniel Grong
- Lt. Per Getz
- Pte. Eivind Dahl Eriksen
- Pte. Hans Rohde Hansen
- Tobias Skog