battle, interwar and Second World War
Oslo Mosquito raid
Oslo Mosquito raid was a battle fought in 1942 at Oslo, in what is now Norway. It was part of World War II, which ran from 1939 to 1945. The recorded result: German Victory. Recorded strength: 4 Mosquitos against 4 Fw 190; Various anti-aircraft defences.
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Where it sits in World War II
Record
| Date | 1942 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Oslo, Norway 59.914N, 10.729E | |
| Kind | Battle, interwar and Second World War | |
| Strength | 4 Mosquitos | 4 Fw 190; Various anti-aircraft defences |
| Casualties and losses | 1 Mosquito Destroyed; 2 Killed | 2 Germans killed; 6 Norwegian civilians killed |
Nearest engagements
- Operation Weserübung 1940, 0.4 km NE
- Operation Doomsday 1945, 0.5 km SW
- Siege of Akershus 1716, 0.9 km SE
- Battle of Hakadal AD 860, 23 km N
- Battle of Drøbak Sound 1940, 25 km S
Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1716 and 1945.
In the same war
- Before: Operation Anglo 1942
- After: Battle of SS Stephen Hopkins 27 September 1942
- All 1155 engagements of World War II
Elsewhere in 1942
- Battle of Midway United States
- Battle of the Coral Sea
- Second Battle of El Alamein Egypt
- Guadalcanal campaign Solomon Islands
- First Battle of El Alamein Egypt
Oslo Mosquito raid is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 111 in present-day Norway.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7107032, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Oslo Mosquito raid (1942), revision 1383490163, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.