Joessingfjord with the titanium factory seen from the WW 2 memorial
Joessingfjord with the titanium factory seen from the WW 2 memorial The Altmark a German supply ship with Norwegian escorts was returning to Germany with 299 British merchant sailors on board who had been picked up from ships sunk by the heavy cruiser Graf Spee herself scuttled after the Battle of the River Plate in December 1939 It has the unusual distinction of being the last major boarding action fought by the Royal Navy After being intercepted by the destroyer HMS Cossack the Altmark sought refuge in the Norwegian fjord Jøssingfjord but Cossack followed her inside and forced her to ground The British then boarded the Altmark and after some hand to hand fighting with bayonets overwhelmed the ship and released the prisoners
Size: 3779px × 5475px
Location: Jossingfjord, Norway
Photo credit: © E. Petersen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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