- The
Altafjord (Norwegian: Altafjorden;
Northern Sami: Álttávuonna; Kven: Alattionvuono) is a
fjord in Alta Muni****lity in
Finnmark county, Norway. The...
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Operation Rösselsprung was set in
motion when
German forces concentrated in
Altafjord from
where they
could sortie against the convoy. On 2 July,
Admiral Hipper...
- the
Germans sank 21 of the 34
isolated transports.
Tirpitz returned to
Altafjord via the
Lofoten Islands.
Following Rösselsprung, the
Germans moved Tirpitz...
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Operation Rösselsprung was set in
motion when
German forces concentrated in
Altafjord from
where they
could sortie against the convoy. On 2 July, the battleship...
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April 1944; full-speed
trials were
scheduled for the
following day in
Altafjord.[citation needed] On 12
November 1944, the ship was destro**** by Avro...
- of
Norway by **** Germany, a
German naval base was
established in the
Altafjord to
prevent convoys from the
Western Allies from
delivering supplies to...
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summer of 1943. On 22 March, Scharnhorst, Tirpitz, and Lützow
steamed to
Altafjord for
repairs to
damage incurred in
heavy storms. In
early April, Scharnhorst...
- to
provide distant cover. On 31 December, a
German force,
based along Altafjord in
northern Norway,
under the
command of Vice-Admiral
Oskar Kummetz, began...
- 392 ft)
runway numbered 11/29,
which lies on the
southern s**** of the
Altafjord. Alta
Airport is
owned and
operated by the state-owned Avinor, and served...
- the Narvik-class
destroyers Z29, Z30, Z33, Z34 and Z38 left Norway's
Altafjord under the
overall command of
Konteradmiral Erich Bey.
Scharnhorst set...
