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6 Nov 1940

Norway
  • German 1st and 2nd Torpedo Boat Flotillas (torpedo boats T1, T4, T6, T7, T8, T9, and T10) departed Trondheim, Norway to intercept an Allied convoy sailing toward Kinnaird Head, Scotland, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [T10 | T9 | T8 | T7 | T6 | T1 | T4 | Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag | CPC]
7 Sep 1941

Norway
15 Jan 1942

Norway
16 Jan 1942

Norway
6 Mar 1942

Norway
  • German battleship Tirpitz and 4 destroyers departed Trondheim, Norway to intercept Allied convoys PQ-12 and QP-8, which departed from Reykjavik in Iceland for Murmansk in Russia and from Murmansk in Russia for Hvalfjörður in Iceland, respectively. The British Royal Navy learned of this departure via Ultra decryption and dispatched a fleet centered around battleships HMS Duke of York, HMS King George V, and HMS Renown to attack. ww2dbase [Tirpitz | Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag | CPC]
27 Apr 1942

Norway
  • 31 British Halifax and 12 Lancaster bombers attacked German battleship Tirpitz and other ships at Trondheimsfjord near Trondheim in Norway to little effect. 5 bombers were lost during this attack. ww2dbase [Tirpitz | Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag | CPC]
28 Apr 1942

Norway
  • 21 British Halifax and 12 Lancaster bombers attacked German battleship Tirpitz at Trondheim, Norway; two Halifax bombers were destroyed. ww2dbase [Tirpitz | Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag | CPC]
16 May 1942

Norway
11 Mar 1943

Norway



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