Kilbotn is a village in Harstad Municipality in Troms county, Norway.

The village is located about 12 km (7.5 mi) south of the center of the town of Harstad, along the Vågsfjorden on the east side of Hinnøya island.

The population (2001) of the village is 332,[3] but since 2002 it has been considered a part of the Harstad urban area.

[4] During World War II, Nazi Germany used Kilbotn as a U-boat base.

On 4 May 1945, the last air raid of World War II in Europe took place when the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm attacked the Kilbotn anchorage with 44 aircraft from three offshore aircraft carriers in Operation Judgement.