Military Wiki
in: References needed, Unclassified articles missing geocoordinate data, All articles needing coordinates,
and 3 more

Operation Nordseetour

Sign in to edit

This article does not contain any citations or references. Please improve this article by adding a reference. For information about how to add references, see Template:Citation.

Operation Nordseetour was the first Atlantic sortie of the German heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper during December, 1940.

The first attack, on troop convoy WS-5A, took place in December 1940. Although one of the escorting British cruisers, HMS Berwick, was heavily damaged, the impact on the convoy was limited to damage to two merchantman. Engine problems and low fuel stores obliged Admiral Hipper to return to Brest. En route, she encountered and sank the freighter Jumna. Repairs took about a month to complete.

Main article: German cruiser Admiral Hipper
All or a portion of this article consists of text from Wikipedia, and is therefore Creative Commons Licensed under GFDL.
The original article can be found at Operation Nordseetour and the edit history here.

Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted.