1944 ⟶ German Battleship Tirpitz Sunk in Norway

After numerous bombings while anchored in a fjord at Tromsø,...
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🚢 German Navy Proposes Occupation of Norway

The leaders of the German navy suggest to Hitler they need to occupy Norway.⟶
German Navy Proposes Occupation of Norway (1939)
GermanyNavyNorwayInvasionStrategyWar PlanningScandinavia

💥 British Sink German Cruiser Königsberg

The German light cruiser Königsberg is sunk by British Fleet Air Arm dive bombers.⟶
British Sink German Cruiser Königsberg (1940)
naval warfareGermanyBritish NavyFleet Air ArmKönigsbergair attackwar at sea

🚢 British Midget Submarines Cripple Tirpitz

British midget submarines attack the German battleship Tirpitz, at anchor in a Norwegian fjord, crippling her for six months.⟶
British Midget Submarines Cripple Tirpitz (1943)
TirpitzMidget SubmarinesNorwegian FjordNaval WarfareMilitary TechnologyGerman NavyStrategic Bombing1943

🚢 German Battleship Scharnhorst Sunk

German battleship Scharnhorst is sunk off North Cape (in the Arctic) by a British force led by the battleship HMS Duke of York.⟶
German Battleship Scharnhorst Sunk (1943)
Naval BattleBattle of North CapeRoyal NavyGerman NavyBattleshipArctic

💥 German Battleship Tirpitz Sunk in Norway

After numerous bombings while anchored in a fjord at Tromsø, Norway, the German battleship Tirpitz is sunk.⟶
German Battleship Tirpitz Sunk in Norway (1944)
NorwayTirpitzBattleshipSinkingNaval WarfareGermanyAir AttackNovember 1944Strategic Target