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Battle of Narvik, 2nd

Germany · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1940Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1940

Erich Bey13 April 1940

Ofotfjord · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Bey commands surviving German destroyers as the Royal Navy destroys the remaining Narvik destroyer force.

Hans-Joachim Gadow13 April 1940

Ofotfjord · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Gadow's 3rd Destroyer Flotilla is destroyed or scuttled during the second naval battle at Narvik.

Names involved

Erich BeyHans-Joachim Gadow

Provenance

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