On 10th. April 1940 The Royal Navy engaged the German Kriegsmarine in a destroyer action in the Ofotfiord which leads to the town of Narvik. The Royal Navy flotilla inflicted heavy losses on the Germans (two destroyers and seven merchantmen sunk, four destroyers badly damaged) but lost its commander and two destroyers.
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Thursday, 6 March 2008
The Ties That Bind Us In Friendship
