Oslo Mosquito raid

The Oslo Mosquito raid was a British air raid on Oslo, Norway, that was sanctioned by the Norwegian government in exile in London during the Second World War. The target of the raid was the Victoria Terrasse building, the headquarters of the Gestapo in Norway. It was intended to be a "morale booster" for the Norwegian people and was scheduled to coincide with a rally of Norwegian collaborators led by Vidkun Quisling. The raid is also known for it being the moment when the Royal Air Force revealed the existence of the Mosquito aircraft to the British public, when the BBC Home Service reported on the raid the following day.

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airstrike, raid, Norway, 

Blücher, 

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1942 Oslo Mosquito raid

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860 Battle of Hakadal

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1161 Battle of Oslo

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1225 Battle of Avløs

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1716 Siege of Akershus

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1716 Battle of Gjellebekk

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1808 Battle of Lier

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1829 Battle of the Square

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1940 Battle of Drøbak Sound

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1940 Operation Weserübung

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1943 Unknown

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict		Angrepet på Oslo	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Overfallet på Hovedøya	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	860	Battle of Hakadal	battle, Kingdom of Vestfold, Kingdom of Alvheim	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1161	Battle of Oslo	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1225	Battle of Avløs	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1308	Unknown	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1716	Siege of Akershus	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1716	Battle of Gjellebekk	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1808	Battle of Lier	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1829	Battle of the Square	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Battle of Drøbak Sound	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Operation Weserübung	Norway, France, Poland, United Kingdom, Denmark, Nazi Germany, code name, military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Oslo Mosquito raid	raid, airstrike	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1943	Unknown	bombardment	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Unknown	bombardment	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1895	Chemring Nobel	research and development, arms industry, business	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1915	Kjeller Flyfabrikk	arms industry, business, aircraft industry	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1854	Nylands mekaniske verksted	shipyard, shipbuilding, former entity	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	2004	STX Europe	shipbuilding, privately held company	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Kopåsbatteriet	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1848	Oscarsborg Fortress	coastal battery, military museum, fortification	Wikidata
site	bunker		Furulund Bunker	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Ruseløkkabunkeren	deep bunker	Wikidata
site	castle	1290	Akershus Fortress	museum, castle, heritage site, headquarters, fortress, fortification	Wikidata
site	museum	1966	Norway's Resistance Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1978	Forsvarsmuseet	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1992	National Fortifications Heritage	military museum	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		Blücher	shipwreck, heavy cruiser, Admiral Hipper-class cruiser	Wikidata