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Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2023
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On This Day
๐ผ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ก 10, 1940 #OTD ๐๐ค๐ง๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐: In the First Battle of Narvik, the German destroyers Z22 Anton Schmitt and Z21 Wilhelm Heidkamp were sunk, while the destroyers HMS Hardy and Hunter were lost on the British side. ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐๐: ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐ค๐ฎ๐๐ง๐จ ๐21 ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ก๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ (๐๐ค๐ฅ) ๐22 ๐ผ๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ฉ๐ฉ (๐ฝ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ค๐ข)
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