Operation Details

DR (i)

'DR' (i) was a British naval sweep of the waters round Bjørnøya in an undertaking to locate and destroy German fishing vessels (23/29 August 1940).

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The two major warships involved were the heavy cruisers Norfolk and Australian Australia, which returned to Scapa Flow in the Orkney islands group on 29 August.

Basic Overview

Theater

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