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This week in the War, 7–13 September 1942: Arctic convoys

This week in the war, on 12 September 1942, U-boats and the Luftwaffe launched attacks, which continued for several days, against important Allied convoys heading through the Arctic Ocean towards Murmansk—–most notably against outbound convoy PQ18. Convoy PQ18, which was … Continue reading

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