On 5 July 1942, the German battleship Tirpitz was attacked by the Soviet submarine K-21.
Sources
- Attack on the battleship Tirpitz by submarine K-21 (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/5126.html (uboat.net)
- https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Soviet_submarine_K-21 (military-history.fandom.com)
- https://warhistory.org/@msw/article/k-21-versus-bb-tirpitz (warhistory.org)
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