Attack by HNMS O 24 on Oct. 29th, 1940
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2022 8:27 pm
Hello again,
on the above mentioned date the Dutch submarine O 24 fired two torpedoes, which missed, against a merchant vessel somewhere off Holmengraa, Norway. In HMA
https://www.historisches-marinearchiv.d ... _value=701
it is speculated that the target was the German vessel Alsterufer, which was escorted by V 5104 and V 5108. Is this really correct? The reason for my question is this entry from KTB - Kommandanten des Seeverteidigung Bergen where the following can be found for the date in question:
Best regards,
Jan-Olof
on the above mentioned date the Dutch submarine O 24 fired two torpedoes, which missed, against a merchant vessel somewhere off Holmengraa, Norway. In HMA
https://www.historisches-marinearchiv.d ... _value=701
it is speculated that the target was the German vessel Alsterufer, which was escorted by V 5104 and V 5108. Is this really correct? The reason for my question is this entry from KTB - Kommandanten des Seeverteidigung Bergen where the following can be found for the date in question:
Could the Arcturus have been the target of the attack by O 24 or are we dealing with two different events here?29.10.1940
0300 Sperrbrecher "Arcturus" läuft zu einem Punkte ca. 20 sm westlich Holmengraa aus.
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1905 Sperrbrecher "Arcturus" läuft wieder ein. 1030 Uhr war "Arcturus" ohne erfolg von einem Englischen U.-Boot angegriffen worden.
Best regards,
Jan-Olof