6 Nov 1940
Norway
Norway
7 Sep 1941
Norway
Norway
- U-132 departed Tronheim, Norway for her first war patrol. ww2dbase [U-132 | Trondheim, Trøndelag | CPC]
15 Jan 1942
Norway
Norway
- U-132 departed Trondheim, Norway for her second war patrol. ww2dbase [Trondheim, Trøndelag | CPC]
16 Jan 1942
Norway
Norway
- Tirpitz arrived at Trondheim, Norway and anchored in Fættenfjord. ww2dbase [Tirpitz | Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag | CPC]
6 Mar 1942
Norway
Norway
- German battleship Tirpitz and 4 destroyers departed Trondheim, Norway to intercept Allied convoys PQ-12 and QP-8, which departed from Reykjavik in Iceland for Murmansk in Russia and from Murmansk in Russia for Hvalfjörður in Iceland, respectively. The British Royal Navy learned of this departure via Ultra decryption and dispatched a fleet centered around battleships HMS Duke of York, HMS King George V, and HMS Renown to attack. ww2dbase [Tirpitz | Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag | CPC]
27 Apr 1942
Norway
Norway
- 31 British Halifax and 12 Lancaster bombers attacked German battleship Tirpitz and other ships at Trondheimsfjord near Trondheim in Norway to little effect. 5 bombers were lost during this attack. ww2dbase [Tirpitz | Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag | CPC]
28 Apr 1942
Norway
Norway
- 21 British Halifax and 12 Lancaster bombers attacked German battleship Tirpitz at Trondheim, Norway; two Halifax bombers were destroyed. ww2dbase [Tirpitz | Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag | CPC]
16 May 1942
Norway
Norway
- Prinz Eugen departed Trondheim, Norway for Kiel, Germany to receive further repairs. ww2dbase [Prinz Eugen | Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag | CPC]
11 Mar 1943
Norway
Norway
- Jaguar and Greif escorted battleships Tirpitz and Scharnhorst as they sailed from Trondheim, Norway to the German Navy base in Bogen Bay, Norway. ww2dbase [Jaguar | Scharnhorst | Tirpitz | Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag | CPC]
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