Convoy PQ 17
PQ 17 was the code name for an Allied Second World War convoy in the Arctic Ocean. In July 1942, the Arctic convoys suffered a significant defeat when Convoy PQ 17 lost 24 of its 35 merchant ships during a series of heavy enemy daylight attacks which lasted a week. The German success was possible through German signals intelligence (SIGINT) and cryptological analysis. On 27 June, the ships sailed eastbound from Hvalfjord, Iceland for the port of Arkhangelsk, Soviet Union. The convoy was located by German forces on 1 July, after which it was shadowed continuously and attacked. The convoy's progress was being observed by the British Admiralty. First Sea Lord Admiral Dudley Pound, acting on information that German surface units, including the German battleship Tirpitz, were moving to intercep
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Convoy PQ 17
PQ 17 was the code name for an Allied Second World War convoy in the Arctic Ocean. In July 1942, the Arctic convoys suffered a significant defeat when Convoy PQ 17 lost 24 of its 35 merchant ships during a series of heavy enemy daylight attacks which lasted a week. The German success was possible through German signals intelligence (SIGINT) and cryptological analysis. On 27 June, the ships sailed eastbound from Hvalfjord, Iceland for the port of Arkhangelsk, Soviet Union. The convoy was located by German forces on 1 July, after which it was shadowed continuously and attacked. The convoy's progress was being observed by the British Admiralty. First Sea Lord Admiral Dudley Pound, acting on information that German surface units, including the German battleship Tirpitz, were moving to intercep
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El Convoy PQ 17 fue uno de los ...... llamada Batalla del Atlántico.
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Il Convoglio PQ-17 fu un convo ...... osiddetta guerra dei convogli.
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Le convoi PQ-17 est le nom de ...... 37 navires qui le composaient.
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PQ 17 was the code name for an ...... period of perpetual daylight.
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PQ-17 war die Bezeichnung eine ...... eder andere Nordmeergeleitzug.
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PQ-17 was een geallieerd schee ...... vliegtuigen en oorlogsschepen.
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PQ-17 – konwój arktyczny z okr ...... wieszone do grudnia 1942 roku.
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PQ-17 — арктический конвой вре ...... состава конвоя были потоплены.
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PQ-17船團是第二次世界大戰北冰洋戰區中的盟軍援助蘇聯物資 ...... 商船是由潛艇和飛機所擊沉，水面艦則僅有作為存在艦隊的影響力。
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PQ17船団（ぴーきゅう17せんだん、Convoy PQ-1 ...... lsprung （桂馬飛び）というコードネームが与えられた。
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causalties
153 merchant mariners killed
24 merchant ships sunk,
combatant
United Kingdom
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date
1942-07-10
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place of military conflict
result
German victory, temporary Allied suspension of Arctic convoys.
strength
(Flying over 200 sorties)
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1 battleship (in port),
11 smaller craft,
2 anti-aircraft ships,
2 submarines,
33 torpedo aircraft,
35 merchant ships
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733,064,664
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Arctic Campaign
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Escorts and merchant ships at Hvalfjord May 1942 before the sailing of Convoy PQ 17.
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1950-10-17
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El Convoy PQ 17 fue uno de los ...... llamada Batalla del Atlántico.
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Il Convoglio PQ-17 fu un convo ...... osiddetta guerra dei convogli.
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Le convoi PQ-17 est le nom de ...... 37 navires qui le composaient.
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PQ 17 was the code name for an ...... rpitz, were moving to intercep
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PQ-17 war die Bezeichnung eine ...... eder andere Nordmeergeleitzug.
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PQ-17 was een geallieerd schee ...... vliegtuigen en oorlogsschepen.
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PQ-17 – konwój arktyczny z okr ...... handlowych dopłynęło do celu.
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PQ-17 — арктический конвой вре ...... и два линкора. Германские ВМС
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PQ-17船團是第二次世界大戰北冰洋戰區中的盟軍援助蘇聯物資 ...... 商船是由潛艇和飛機所擊沉，水面艦則僅有作為存在艦隊的影響力。
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PQ17船団（ぴーきゅう17せんだん、Convoy PQ-1 ...... lsprung （桂馬飛び）というコードネームが与えられた。
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Convoglio PQ-17
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Convoi PQ 17
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Convoy PQ 17
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Convoy PQ 17
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Geleitzug PQ 17
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Konwój PQ-17
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PQ-17 (konvooi)
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PQ-17船团
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PQ17船団
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Конвой PQ-17
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Convoy PQ 17
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