Attack on Aruba
The Attack on Aruba was an attack on oil installations and tankers by Axis submarines during World War II. On 16 February 1942, a German U-boat attacked the small Dutch island of Aruba. Other submarines patrolled the area for shipping and they sank or damaged tankers. Aruba was home to two of the largest oil refineries in the world during the war against the Axis powers, the Arend Petroleum Maatschappij, situated near the Oranjestad harbor, and the Lago Oil and Transport Company at the San Nicolas harbor. The attack resulted in the disruption of vital Allied fuel production.
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Attack on Aruba
The Attack on Aruba was an attack on oil installations and tankers by Axis submarines during World War II. On 16 February 1942, a German U-boat attacked the small Dutch island of Aruba. Other submarines patrolled the area for shipping and they sank or damaged tankers. Aruba was home to two of the largest oil refineries in the world during the war against the Axis powers, the Arend Petroleum Maatschappij, situated near the Oranjestad harbor, and the Lago Oil and Transport Company at the San Nicolas harbor. The attack resulted in the disruption of vital Allied fuel production.
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Der von deutschen und italieni ...... weltgrößten Erdölraffinerien.
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L'attaque sur Aruba était une ...... nt, essentiel pour les Alliés.
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La operación Westindien (Opera ...... ruba, causándole leves daños.
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The Attack on Aruba was an att ...... vital Allied fuel production.
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Нападение на Арубу — часть пла ...... водства топлива для союзников.
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2 tankers damaged
6 tankers sunk
~51 killed
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1942-02-16
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*German casualties were caused by an accident.
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*Oil operations disrupted
Axis victory
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2light bombers
3shore batteries
7submarines
~300artillery
~3patrol boats
~6artillery pieces
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Pedernales, heavily damaged after being struck by a German torpedo.
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Germany
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Italy
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Frank Andrews
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Werner Hartenstein
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Attack on Aruba
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1942-02-16
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*German casualties were caused by an accident.
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off Oranjestad, San Nicolas Harbor, Aruba, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Venezuela
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Axis victory
*Oil operations disrupted
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~3 patrol boats
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~300 artillery
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~6 artillery pieces
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Der von deutschen und italieni ...... weltgrößten Erdölraffinerien.
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L'attaque sur Aruba était une ...... nt, essentiel pour les Alliés.
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La operación Westindien (Opera ...... tados Unidos y el Reino Unido.
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The Attack on Aruba was an att ...... vital Allied fuel production.
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Нападение на Арубу — часть пла ...... водства топлива для союзников.
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Angriff auf Aruba
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Attack on Aruba
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Attaque d'Aruba
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Operación Westindien
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Нападение на Арубу
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Attack on Aruba
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