Jessica Buchanan, 32, and Poul Thisted, 60, were freed unharmed after a gun battle that left nine pirates dead, sources in Somalia said.
As many as six helicopters were involved in the operation, using the cover of darkness to fly low and land at the village where the pair were being held, landing soon after 2am.
The apparently well-planned operation took less than an hour and no US troops were injured, it is understood.
It is the first time that Washington has ordered its troops into lawless Somalia on a hostage rescue mission, and carried a huge risk of public outcry in America if it had gone wrong.
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