Convoy HX 106
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Convoy HX 106
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Convoy HX 106 was the 106th of the numbered series of Allied HX convoys of merchant ships from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Liverpool, England. Forty-one ships departed Halifax, Nova Scotia on 30 January 1941, eastbound to Liverpool, England. The use of convoys was a standard tactic throughout the Battle of the Atlantic as a defence against U-boats and German commerce raiders. On 8 February 1941 the two German battleships, Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, found the convoy. The German squadron was under the
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Convoy during naval battles of the Second World War
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convoy_HX_106
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2024-02-13T21:56:30Z
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