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Posted Saturday, April 13, 2024
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On This Day in History - April 13, 1940
April 13, 1940 #OTD World War II: Battle of Narvik German destroyer Z2 Georg Thiele is forced to beach itself after taking damage from British vessels. Korvettenkapitän Max-Eckart Wolff, the ship's captain, ordered her run aground to allow her crew to abandon ship safely. Fourteen men were killed during the battle and another 28 wounded. The surviving crew of the ship took part in the land fighting at Narvik in the following weeks. Wolff served as a battalion commander in the Marine-Regiment Berger during the land battle. He was awarded the Iron Cross First Class on 12 May 1940 and the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross the following August for his command of Thiele at Narvik. The ship later broke in two and capsized. Today, the wreck is one of the most popular diving sites in Narvik. It also appeared in documentary series Abandoned Engineering, season 2 episode 7 Germany's Lost Warship. Pictured: (Top) Georg Thiele photographed by a British ship after having been run aground. (Bottom) The wreck of the Georg Thiele.
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