出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/07/19 08:32 UTC 版)
The Action off Lofoten was a naval battle fought between the German Kriegsmarine and the Royal Navy off the southern coast of the Lofoten Islands, Norway during World War Two. A German squadron under Vice Admiral Günther Lütjens consisting of the battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau met and engaged a British squadron under Admiral Sir William Whitworth consisting of the battlecruiser HMS Renown and ten destroyers. After a short engagement, Gneisenau suffered moderate damage and the Germans withdrew.