Operation Wilfred was a British naval operation during the Second World War that involved the mining of the channels between Norway and its offshore islands...
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Squeak, was a penguin. Wilfred was the 'young son' and was a rabbit with very long ears. The characters Pip, Squeak and Wilfred were created by Bertram...
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United States Wilfred (Australian TV series), a comedy series Wilfred (American TV series), a remake of the Australian series Operation Wilfred, a British...
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Plan R 4 (category Military operations directly affecting Sweden during World War II)
of Operation Weserübung, the German attack on Denmark and Norway. Britain had two parallel plans, Operation Wilfred and Plan R 4. Operation Wilfred, set...
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the British War Cabinet, proposed the mining of Norwegian waters in Operation Wilfred. That would force the ore transports to travel through the open waters...
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of Operation Weserübung, the German attack on Norway. Hitler was correct about Allied intentions. The Allied plan had two parts, Operation Wilfred and...
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Norwegian campaign (category Amphibious operations involving Germany)
the country's invasion by Nazi Germany in World War II. Planned as Operation Wilfred and Plan R 4, while the German attack was feared but had not yet happened...
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to divert American attention from the possible illegality of Operation Wilfred. Wilfred was to force German convoys transporting Swedish iron ore into...
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the primary reason for the United Kingdom and its allies to launch Operation Wilfred and the Norwegian Campaign in early April 1940. By early June 1940...
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Battles of Narvik (category Battles and operations of World War II involving Norway)
reaching Narvik in time by the British 8 April mining operations off Norway (Operation Wilfred). A third tanker—Skagerrak—had also been despatched to...
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