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Episode 15: The Norway-Russia Border

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How Much Do You Know About the Arctic Convoys?

The Battle of the North Cape took place in December 1943. The Allies were sending convoys from Britain or America across to Mamansk, round of Norway through the Barents Sea. They lost 62 full and 28 empty freighters and 19 escort vessels. About approximately 2,700 Allied seamen civilians and military personnel were killed. And for the Germans, they lost the Terpitz, the Scharnhorst, and at least 15 German U-boats.

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