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Bombardment of Curaçao

19 avr. 1942 · 12.20° N, 69.00° W

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19 avr. 1942
Type
Bataille
Coordonnées
12.20° N, 69.00° W
Description
1942 German naval bombardment
Naval
oui
War
World War II

Placé à : island its title names, Curaçao.

Bombardment of Curaçao

1942 German naval bombardment

The bombardment of Curaçao was a 1942 German naval bombardment of a Bullen Baai Company petroleum storage facility on the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao during World War II. The raid's purpose was to ignite and destroy the petroleum held on Curaçao. This attempt failed, and the German U-boat responsible was unsuccessfully engaged by a Dutch shore battery before escaping.

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