Vaagso Maps

Hello,

I am currently researching the Vaagso raid as I am building some terrain for a wargame to be held at the West Midlands Military Modelling Show in March 2019. I have some maps and have read accounts of the operation but I am finding it difficult to piece together an accurate map of the position of the buildings mentioned in accounts. For example Youngs attack on the Red Warehouse, on the maps I have seen I am unable to locate the so named Red Warehouse although one account mentions Landing Craft 106, which may have transported Captain Young from Maaloy, landing just to the south of a fish factory across the road from the town's cemetery. Again the cemetery is not marked on maps I have nor does it indicate which fish factory.

Seternes Lighthouse is mentioned in reports, the mechanism was disabled, but I can find no information on what Seternes Lighthouse looked like.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks

Richard P

This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 30/07/2018 13:30:51

Is this any help ??

Thanks Peter that's great as it mentions the Steamship Wharf which is referenced on the sketch map I have of the Red Warehouse and the surrounding area.

Cheers

Richard P

How about these two ?

Thanks Peter, I have these maps but my copies have been altered and information omitted like the Bren Gun positions around the Red Warehouse.

Many thanks

Richard P

Does anyone happen to know why the Red Warehouse was so named. I have only seen a b&w photo of the small remaining section and it seems to be whitewashed with a corrugated iron roof. Was ir red?

Many thanks

Richard P

This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 06/08/2018 12:08:13

In the book Commando by James Owens, the author, on page 73, refers to it as a red painted warehouse.

Also Peter Youngs detailed account of the raid is located at the IWM - http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/N13588274