7 Nov 1940
Norway
Norway
- Seven German torpedo boats were dispatched from Trondheim, Norway to attack an Allied convoy off northern Scotland, United Kingdom. Torpedo boat T.6 hit a mine in a unexpected minefield and sink 40 miles north of the convoy, forcing the entire attack party to return to Trondheim without carrying out their mission. ww2dbase [Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag | CPC]
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
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 | CPC]
27 Apr 1942
Norway
Norway
28 Apr 1942
Norway
Norway
16 May 1942
Norway
Norway
- Prinz Eugen departed Trondheim, Norway for Kiel, Germany to receive further repairs. ww2dbase [Prinz Eugen | Trondheim | 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 [Tirpitz | Scharnhorst | Jaguar | Trondheim | CPC]
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