No torpedo hits were actually recorded on the German squadron during K-21's attack on the Tirpitz on 5 July 1942.
Sources
- Attack on the battleship Tirpitz by submarine K-21 (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/5126.html (uboat.net)
- https://warhistory.org/@msw/article/k-21-versus-bb-tirpitz (warhistory.org)
- https://www.kbismarck.com/tirpitz.html (kbismarck.com)
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