The view of Le Plein and Orne Valley from the belfry of Le Plein Church 1944 (annotated and extended)
Date: 11/04/2012
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Corporal Sverre Granlund DCM
Cpl. Sverre Granlund, a Norwegian, was attached as a scout/guide to the No 2 Commando raiding party for Operation Musketoon.
Photo courtesy of Stig Olav Johansen who adds that Sverre Granlund survived the Musketoon Operation. Later he was killed on Operation Seagull when the submarine HNMS Uredd (P-41) struck German mines in Fugløyfjord
In Memory of Corporal Sverre Granlund
Norwegian Independent Company (Noric) 1, SOE,
Born 9th November 1918 in Telemark, Norway.
Killed in action 24th February 1943
Remembered with honour.