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In a world where Hitler becomes convinced that Barbarossa will take 2-3 years instead of being over in weeks, how feasible is a naval and air landing at Arhangelsk in the opening hours/days of the invasion aimed at taking the port, rendering it utterly useless and then pulling out ?

The Germans had some experience in taking over a hostile port city using the advantage of surprise (Norway campaign), so its not something that would never occur to them under any circumstance.

For the purpose of this discussion, the Fallschirmjager are not mauled at Crete or a hypothetical Malta.

(inspired by the thread about cutting the Murmansk railway)
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