Context: The Germans holed up in Ofotfjord after the first battle of Narvik. The British sent HMS Warspite and nine destroyers to flush them out. The meme says it all. Warspite and pals sank all eight German destroyers, which was half of the Kriegsmarine’s destroyer fleet.
Sailing HMS Warspite into a fjord was a bold choice
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Mandarbmax@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
The meme does not say it all. I can’t tell what boat is what