1940 ⟶ HMS Cossack Rescues POWs in Altmark Incident

British destroyer HMS Cossack forcibly removes 303 British P...
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1940

⚓ HMS Cossack Rescues POWs in Altmark Incident

British destroyer HMS Cossack forcibly removes 303 British POWs from the German transport Altmark in neutral Norwegian territorial waters, sparking the Altmark Incident.⟶
HMS Cossack Rescues POWs in Altmark Incident (1940)
United KingdomGermanyAltmark IncidentNaval ActionPrisoners of WarNeutral WatersNorway