Template:Did you know nominations/Operation Jupiter (Norway)
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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:58, 6 March 2017 (UTC)
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Operation Jupiter (Norway)
edit- ... that a senior British general described Sir Winston Churchill's proposal to invade Arctic Norway, Operation Jupiter, as "not merely dangerous but useless"? Source: "Nonetheless, Pownall's entry continued with a very accurate assessment of the basic problem of an assault on Norway: [quote] It is useless to embark on an enterprise that is not merely dangerous but useless just for fun of 'doing something'" (British Policy and Strategy Towards Norway, 1941-45 by Chris Mann, 2012 (p. 70))
Created by Alansplodge (talk). Self-nominated at 18:04, 27 February 2017 (UTC).
: New enough, long enough, neutral, fully referenced article with compliant hook, checked to source; good to go, Maculosae tegmine lyncis (talk) 10:52, 4 March 2017 (UTC)
