Altmark Incident

The Altmark incident was a naval incident of World War II between British destroyers and the German tanker Altmark, which happened on 16–17 February 1940. It took place in what were neutral Norwegian waters. On board the Altmark were roughly 300 Allied prisoners, whose ships had been sunk by the pocket battleship Graf Spee in the Southern Atlantic Ocean.

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1940  Wikimedia, Wikidata
battle, United Kingdom, 

HMS Cossack, 

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1940 Altmark Incident

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1940 Capture of Egersund

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Altmark schiff norwegen joessingfjord

Niemiecki statek zaopatrzeniowy "Altmark" (2-2534)

Altmark in Jøssingfjord

16 February 1940

Altmark Incident

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1940	Altmark Incident	United Kingdom, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Capture of Egersund	battle	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Samland	motor ship	Wikidata
commons	image		Altmark schiff norwegen joessingfjord		Commons
commons	image		Niemiecki statek zaopatrzeniowy "Altmark" (2-2534)		Commons
commons	image		Altmark in Jøssingfjord		Commons
commons	image		16 February 1940		Commons
commons	image		Altmark Incident		Commons