The German battleship Tirpitz was sailing as part of a squadron under the command of Admiral Otto Schniewind to intercept convoy PQ 17 on 5 July 1942.
Sources
- Attack on the battleship Tirpitz by submarine K-21 (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://www.kbismarck.com/tirpitz.html (kbismarck.com)
- https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/convoy-pq-17-a-story-of-unprecedented-arctic-disaster/ (warfarehistorynetwork.com)
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