1940 ⟶ British Sink German Cruiser Königsberg
The German light cruiser Königsberg is sunk by British Fleet...
Year
1939
1940
1944
🇩🇪 German U-boats Ordered to Attack British Ships
German authorities order U-boats to immediately take action against all British ships, but sparing French ships and in strict observance of prize rules.⟶
GermanyU-boatsNaval WarfareAtlantic OceanWorld War IIWar DeclarationSubmarine Warfare
🛬 British Aircraft Downs German Plane
The Luftwaffe attacks the Home Fleet between Scotland and the Skaggerak with limited success; on the occasion a Dornier Do 18 is shot down by a Fleet Air Arm Blackburn Skua from the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal, making it the first German plane shot down by the British.⟶
United KingdomGermanyAir CombatRoyal NavyFleet Air ArmBlackburn SkuaLuftwaffeWorld War IISkaggerakFirst Victory
💥 German Battleships Sink HMS Rawalpindi
The Scharnhorst-class_battleship" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-blue-600 hover:underline dark:text-gray-300 dark:underline dark:hover:text-gray-100">German battleships Gneisenau and the Scharnhorst sink the British armed merchant cruiser HMS Rawalpindi between Iceland and the Faroe Islands. About 270 crewmen die, while only 38 survive.⟶
Germanynavybattleshipsnaval warfareHMS RawalpindiIcelandFaroe IslandsWWII
💥 British Sink German Cruiser Königsberg
The German light cruiser Königsberg is sunk by British Fleet Air Arm dive bombers.⟶
naval warfareGermanyBritish NavyFleet Air ArmKönigsbergair attackwar at sea
💥 German Battleship Tirpitz Sunk in Norway
After numerous bombings while anchored in a fjord at Tromsø, Norway, the German battleship Tirpitz is sunk.⟶
NorwayTirpitzBattleshipSinkingNaval WarfareGermanyAir AttackNovember 1944Strategic Target