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Action of 9 February 1945

Action of 9 February 1945 was a naval engagement fought on 9 February 1945 in what is now Norway. The recorded result: British victory.

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HMSM VENTURER underway.
HMSM VENTURER underway.. Royal Navy official photographer. Post-Work: User:Gunfighter-6, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought9 February 1945
WhereNorway60.769N, 4.621E
OutcomeBritish victory
BelligerentsUnited KingdomagainstNazi Germany
Casualties and lossesNoneandU-864; with all 73 hands

Record

Date9 February 1945
PlaceNorway
60.769N, 4.621E
KindNaval engagement, interwar and Second World War
Casualties and lossesNoneU-864; with all 73 hands
Commanders
  • Jimmy Launders
  • Korvettenkapitän
  • Ralf-Reimar Wolfram
Action of 9 February 1945Action of 9 February 1945Battle of AlvøenBattle of VågenBattle of FjalerBlack FridayBattle of FitjarBattle of AlvøenBattle of VågenBattle of FjalerBlack FridayBattle of FitjarVossavangenLeikanger100 km60.769N, 4.621E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1945

Action of 9 February 1945 is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 70 in present-day Norway.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4677393, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Sinking of U-864, revision 1370747121, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.