Operation Tungsten
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title:
Operation Tungsten
text:
Operation Tungsten was a Second World War Royal Navy air raid that targeted the German battleship Tirpitz. The operation sought to damage or destroy Tirpitz at her base in Kaafjord in the far north of Norway before she could become fully operational again following a period of repairs. The British decision to strike Kaafjord was motivated by fears that the battleship, upon re-entering service, would attack strategically important convoys carrying supplies to the Soviet Union. Removing the threat
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description:
Second World War Royal Navy air raid
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Tungsten
date created:
2005-11-30T12:33:27Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T10:22:28Z
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