Modern era · 1944
Operation Tungsten
Operation Tungsten was a Second World War air raid by the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy against 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.
- When
- 3 Apr 1944
- Where
- Kåfjorden
- Era
- Modern
Topics
Before and after
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