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Operation Chaffinch was a World War II mission conducted by the British Special Operations Executive (SOE), in cooperation with the Company Linge, which aimed to to make contact with local resistance groups in the Oslo area and sabotage shipping. They succeeded in sinking the merchant vessel Sanev on 19 May 1943.

Background
As preparation for an invasion in Scandinavia in 1944, SOE began to target industarial targets and coastal shipping. Norwegian resistance movements such as Milorg were working togething with the British SOE against the Nazi occupation. Operations had already been conducted in Norway with the idea to hurt the German war machine. Fish oil factories that used gylcorel in explosives had already been targeted by the British as early as 1940 and other missions had been carried out to injure the German nuclear program and damage train lines.

Landing in Norway, contacting the Resistance
Three SOE operatives from Company Liege; Tor Sternersen, Martin Olsen and wireless telegrapher Oddvar Sandersen dropped into Norway on 23 January 1943. They made contact with Milorg and set up 4 'X-groups', who were groups of six men trained in silent killing, especially the elimination of informers. These groups were organised by Milorg and trained by the Chaffinch operatives.

Ship sabotage
The trio initially considered an attack on two destroyers stationed in Horten Harbour on 14 May. However they decided against the idea. Instead they targeted a ship docked at Moss. On 19 May 1943 a limpet mine was attached to the freighter Sanev while she was docked. The mine detonated the same day and the ship of nearly 2,000 tons sunk. A later attempt to attack shipping in Oslo harbour was abandoned, and the trio left Norway at the end of May 1943.

Aftermath
All three men escaped to Stockholm after the sinking of Sanev.

Event
The first fight of the night was a catchweight bout between Joel Álvarez and Alexander Yakovlev as the Spaniard had missed weight by nearly four pounds. Submission specialist Álvarez was able to end the fight three minutes into the first round. After nearly submitting the Russian with a guillotine choke, the Spaniard switched to an armbar, to which Yakolev tapped. The victory earned Álvarez his third win in the UFC.

The next fight was a women's flyweight bout between Miranda Maverick and Liana Jojua. The fight was ended after the first round as elbows from Maverick opened up a large cut on the nose of Jojua. Jojua's corner was unable to stop the bleeding and the doctor told the referee to stop the fight despite the protests of the Georgian. The victory was Maverick's first in the UFC.

Two featherweights Brian Kelleher and Ray Rodriguez clashed in the third fight of the night. The bout ended after only 39 seconds as the promotional newcomer Rodriguez shot in for a takedown against the fence and fell into a tight guillotine choke from Kelleher. Herb Dean stopped the fight as Rodriguez tapped out. The victorious Kelleher climbed to a 22-11 record.

The next fight saw another submission victory. André Muniz and Bartosz Fabiński fought at middleweight in a grappling showcase for the Brazilian. The fight ended after 2 minuted 24 seconds in the first round. Muniz put Fabiński into a guillotine choke but the Pole managed to escape. Muniz threw up a triangle choke and then switched to an armbar to submit 'The Butcher' who quickly tapped out.

Category:Conflicts in 1943 Category:1943 in Norway Category:Acts of sabotage Category:Special Operations Executive operations