The Soviet submarine K-21 was commanded by Captain Second Rank Nikolai Lunin during the attack on the Tirpitz on 5 July 1942.
Sources
- Attack on the battleship Tirpitz by submarine K-21 (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/convoy-is-to-scatter-arctic-convoy-disaster/ (warfarehistorynetwork.com)
- https://en.topwar.ru/266753-lzhepobedy-i-lzhegeroi.html (en.topwar.ru)
- https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=126564 (forum.axishistory.com)
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