Post by Administrator on Sept 22, 2021 19:12:53 GMT
It was one of the Second World War’s most daring missions.
And, almost 80 years later, the memories remain vivid for Roy Elwood.
He was among the brave British sailors who risked their own lives to rescue a community of terrified Norwegian islanders from under the noses of the Nazis.
The operation took place in February 1945, with more than 500 evacuees transported by boat to Greenock before moving on to a specially-constructed refugee camp in Neilston.
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And, almost 80 years later, the memories remain vivid for Roy Elwood.
He was among the brave British sailors who risked their own lives to rescue a community of terrified Norwegian islanders from under the noses of the Nazis.
The operation took place in February 1945, with more than 500 evacuees transported by boat to Greenock before moving on to a specially-constructed refugee camp in Neilston.
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