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.
Aliases (3)
- Altmark incident ×3
- Altmark affair ×1
- Altmark incident 16 February 1940 ×1
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II event
→
naval incident → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Altmark affair
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|
| belligerent |
Kriegsmarine
→
Royal Navy → |
| casualtiesBritishWounded |
1
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|
| casualtiesGermanKilled |
7
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|
| casualtiesGermanWounded |
11
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|
| commanderForGermany |
Heinrich Dau
→
|
| commanderForUK |
Philip Vian
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|
| conflict |
World War II
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|
| countryInvolved |
Germany
→
Norway → United Kingdom → |
| date |
1940-02-16
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|
| followedBy |
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 Nubian → HMS Sikh → |
| legalIssue |
violation of Norwegian neutrality alleged by Britain
→
violation of Norwegian neutrality alleged by Germany → |
| location |
Jøssingfjord
→
Norwegian territorial waters → |
| notableQuote |
"The Navy’s here" associated with the boarding of Altmark
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|
| objective |
liberation of Allied merchant seamen
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| partOf |
Phoney War
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|
| politicalConsequence |
encouraged British planning for Norwegian campaign
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heightened Anglo-German tensions → increased British criticism of Norwegian neutrality enforcement → |
| precededBy |
Battle of the River Plate
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|
| prisonersFreed |
299
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|
| prisonersNationality |
British
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|
| relatedShip |
Admiral Graf Spee
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|
| result |
British victory
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Rescue of Allied prisoners → |
| territorialStatus |
occurred inside Norwegian territorial waters
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|
| tookPlaceDuring |
Phoney War
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|
| triggeredBy |
Commerce raiding by German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee
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| typeOfAction |
naval boarding operation
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|
| year |
1940
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|
Referenced by (15)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Altmark
→
HMS Cossack ("Altmark incident") → Heinrich Dau → Philip Vian ("Altmark incident") → |
notableFor |
|
Drôle de guerre
→
Heinrich Dau → Phoney War → |
notableEvent |
|
HMS Ivanhoe
→
Philip Vian ("Altmark incident") → |
participatedIn |
|
Altmark Incident
("Altmark affair")
→
|
alsoKnownAs |
|
HMS Cossack
("Altmark incident 16 February 1940")
→
|
date |
|
Jøssingfjord
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|
eventLocation |
|
Sokndal
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|
historicalEventSite |
|
Jøssingfjord
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|
knownFor |
|
Operation Weser Exercise
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|
precededBy |