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Operation Fork and Iceland in WWII

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The Battle of the North Atlantic

The Battle of the North Atlantic was in large part a replay of what took place in World War I. The Germans, aware of British reliance on this shipping, began a multi-year campaign to sink as many ships sailing to the UK as possible. On April 9, 1940, the Germans initiated Operation Wesser Ubung, which was an invasion of both Denmark and Norway. By early May, the British Admiralty had determined that having bases in Iceland was a necessity if they were to protect North Atlantic shipping.

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