European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 19, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes monday september 19,1938 members of the Bulish Royal marines spread oat m they make to War Way ashore from Landing Craft in fiord during exc Closi team Ork 88 Nair Torvik fir stay pricing marines storm wet Chilly Norse beaches by Dave Diehl staff writer Tor Vik Norway the. Assaults on Northern nor Way begin just after Dawn Friday in Windy rain. A ski harriers from the american amphibious As Sault ship Nassau screamed through the skies while vehicles Anil men hit the beaches from the sea and arrived Inland from the air 11 was l phoned but British and . Marines got wet and cold in Chilly Arctic Waters when they stormed the fiord i Aichs during inc largest of the planned amphibious assaults in nato s nine nation exercise teamwork Kkt. They Padwl ashore in Waist High Waters in Asia fjord after some a their Landing Craft ran aground about 25 arils from Chr Hill lined Beach. Other vehicles also bugged Down on their Way in and had to be towed. F Apt. Robert p. Lucas commander of inc Nassau Lucr said the Landing Era a were expected id put the troops cd sur to ihi1 beaches. But Navy seals sent Ashur before ii Landing apparently gave the Torvik bound Mii Rint i Tohe information about the Shore line he said. The wet men were Only a Small portion of the More than 8.1 00 dutch British and american troops who Lui inc nordic a cad throughout inc Day. Just i fit 1 a.m., after the first Ivy marines from the Nassau hit the benches in assault Waves that would last ail Dikiy Marine Cape. Dan Shustur was upbeat. The operations of incr with the 2nd in 8lh marines 4lh Marine expeditionary Uri Fiade. Knew his 600 men Filiti d peril in. 24-hour Days and perhaps climbs up Hills As High As 3.200 feet with wet rough terrain in Between Over inc next few Days. Hut the camouflage faced officer was thankful for the coming six Day respite from their Long Iran Atlan tic journey. We re just glad to be off the ship the Marine officer said by Friday night they had moved six to 10 mites Inland and were poised to Mecl the mock enemy 3,000 norwegian and lid Canadian troops cast of where ik1 1 landed Friday. The main objective of teamwork 88 10 gel a Rinei 4iilvincinf, on if Mainland was being met . Sort ii officials say the Shore landings in this year s exercise Are for inc most part unopposed. Most of inc fighting Wil be Inland. Nato planners Hope thai in a Lime of tension reinforcements can be brought in Early id the Northern flank said Brig. Gen. John t. Shiehan commander of inc Little Creek. A 4th Marine expeditionary Bri Gade and commander of Landing forces in teamwork is. Ideally nato ground reinforcements mainly from England the United slates and the Netherlands would arrive in Norway before a formidable soviet Force. Thus they would have few if any Bank s to fight. The absolute wont situation is to have to fight your Way through Shechan told reporters aboard the Nassau Friday afternoon nobody wants to fight. The idea is to gel Here  two British Royal marines Man their positions 300 Yards from a norwegian Beach minutes after Landing Friday