| Operation Frostbite | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Date | December 5, 2015 |
| Location | Western coast of Norway |
| Result | NATO victory |
| Belligerents | |
| United States
United Kingdom Germany Canada Australia Netherlands Norway |
Russia
Belarus |
| Commanders and leaders | |
| {{{NATO Leaders}}} | {{{CSTO Leaders}}} |
| Strength | |
| 60,000 US Marines
18,000 British Royal Marines 12,000 German Troops 9,000 Dutch Royal Marines 6,500 Australian Troops 6,000 Canadian Troops ~15,000 Norwegian resistance fighters ~1,000 NATO Warships |
100,000 Russian Troops
10,000 Belorussian Troops 200 Russian Warships 4 Russian Submarines |
| Casualties and losses | |
| est. 24,000 killed
34 ships sunk |
est. 60,000 killed
12,148 captured 96 ships sunk |
Operation Frostbite was a NATO Offensive on the Western coast of Norway with the eventual goal of liberating the Scandinavian Peninsula from Russia and CSTO . Operation Frostbite was the largest amphibious operation since World War II, and the first time in World War III that the US Marines were active in the European theater. Operation Frostbite was a cold and bloody battle that was costly on both sides, but NATO was eventually victorious thanks to NATO exercises involving such a scenario before the outbreak of the war.