Altmark Incident
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The Altmark Incident was a 1940 World War II naval confrontation in Norwegian waters, where British forces boarded the German tanker Altmark to free imprisoned Allied sailors, heightening tensions during the early "Phoney War" period.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Altmark Incident canonical | 12 |
| Altmark incident | 3 |
| Altmark affair | 1 |
| Altmark incident 16 February 1940 | 1 |
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Target entity: Altmark Incident Context triple: [Phoney War, notableEvent, Altmark Incident]
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A.
Chappaquiddick incident
The Chappaquiddick incident was a 1969 car accident on Chappaquiddick Island involving Senator Edward M. Kennedy that resulted in the death of Mary Jo Kopechne and had lasting political repercussions for Kennedy's career.
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B.
Burning of Washington
The Burning of Washington was a British attack during the War of 1812 in which invading forces captured and set fire to multiple U.S. government buildings in the capital, including the presidential mansion.
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Salem witch trials
The Salem witch trials were a series of infamous 1692–1693 prosecutions in colonial New England where mass hysteria and superstition led to the execution and imprisonment of people accused of witchcraft.
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Blitz
The Blitz was the sustained German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom, particularly London, during 1940–1941 in World War II.
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Saturday Night Massacre
The Saturday Night Massacre was the 1973 constitutional crisis during the Watergate scandal in which President Richard Nixon ordered the firing of special prosecutor Archibald Cox, prompting the resignations of top Justice Department officials.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Altmark Incident Target entity description: The Altmark Incident was a 1940 World War II naval confrontation in Norwegian waters, where British forces boarded the German tanker Altmark to free imprisoned Allied sailors, heightening tensions during the early "Phoney War" period.
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A.
Chappaquiddick incident
The Chappaquiddick incident was a 1969 car accident on Chappaquiddick Island involving Senator Edward M. Kennedy that resulted in the death of Mary Jo Kopechne and had lasting political repercussions for Kennedy's career.
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B.
Burning of Washington
The Burning of Washington was a British attack during the War of 1812 in which invading forces captured and set fire to multiple U.S. government buildings in the capital, including the presidential mansion.
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C.
Salem witch trials
The Salem witch trials were a series of infamous 1692–1693 prosecutions in colonial New England where mass hysteria and superstition led to the execution and imprisonment of people accused of witchcraft.
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D.
Blitz
The Blitz was the sustained German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom, particularly London, during 1940–1941 in World War II.
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E.
Saturday Night Massacre
The Saturday Night Massacre was the 1973 constitutional crisis during the Watergate scandal in which President Richard Nixon ordered the firing of special prosecutor Archibald Cox, prompting the resignations of top Justice Department officials.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II event
ⓘ
naval incident ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Altmark Incident
ⓘ
surface form:
Altmark affair
|
| belligerent |
Wehrmacht
ⓘ
surface form:
Kriegsmarine
Royal Navy ⓘ |
| casualtiesBritishWounded | 1 ⓘ |
| casualtiesGermanKilled | 7 ⓘ |
| casualtiesGermanWounded | 11 ⓘ |
| commanderForGermany | Heinrich Dau ⓘ |
| commanderForUK | Philip Vian ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Germany
ⓘ
Norway ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 1940-02-16 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Operation Weserübung
ⓘ
surface form:
Norwegian campaign
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| historicalSignificance |
major prelude to German invasion of Norway
ⓘ
symbolic assertion of British right of search in neutral waters ⓘ |
| involvedShip |
German tanker Altmark
ⓘ
HMS Arethusa ⓘ HMS Cossack ⓘ HMS Intrepid ⓘ HMS Ivanhoe ⓘ HMS Kimberley ⓘ HMS Sikh ⓘ
surface form:
HMS Nubian
HMS Sikh ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
violation of Norwegian neutrality alleged by Britain
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violation of Norwegian neutrality alleged by Germany ⓘ |
| location |
Jøssingfjord
ⓘ
Norwegian territorial waters ⓘ |
| notableQuote | "The Navy’s here" associated with the boarding of Altmark ⓘ |
| objective | liberation of Allied merchant seamen ⓘ |
| partOf | Phoney War ⓘ |
| politicalConsequence |
encouraged British planning for Norwegian campaign
ⓘ
heightened Anglo-German tensions ⓘ increased British criticism of Norwegian neutrality enforcement ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of the River Plate ⓘ |
| prisonersFreed | 299 ⓘ |
| prisonersNationality | British ⓘ |
| relatedShip | Admiral Graf Spee ⓘ |
| result |
British victory
ⓘ
Rescue of Allied prisoners ⓘ |
| territorialStatus | occurred inside Norwegian territorial waters ⓘ |
| tookPlaceDuring | Phoney War ⓘ |
| triggeredBy | Commerce raiding by German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee ⓘ |
| typeOfAction | naval boarding operation ⓘ |
| year | 1940 ⓘ |
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Subject: Altmark Incident Description of subject: The Altmark Incident was a 1940 World War II naval confrontation in Norwegian waters, where British forces boarded the German tanker Altmark to free imprisoned Allied sailors, heightening tensions during the early "Phoney War" period.
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