What the records say
- When
- 1942
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 63.56° N, 10.62° E
- Description
- 1942 attack on German battleship Tirpitz
- Date from
- year in its Wikidata description
Placed at the coordinates of its German Wikipedia article.
Operation Title
1942 Allied attack on German battleship Tirpitz
Operation Title was an unsuccessful Allied attack on the German battleship Tirpitz during the Battle of the Atlantic in World War II. It involved two British Chariot manned torpedoes that were transported close to the battleship's anchorage in Trondheimsfjorden in occupied Norway, by a Norwegian-crewed boat between 26 and 31 October 1942.
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