Operation Orator (1942)

Operation Orator (|| (airfields)| (sea transport) vs | (fighter bases)) took place in 1942 during Arctic naval operations of the Second World War.

Battle facts

• Year: 1942
• Date: September 1942
• Era: Modern
• Conflict: Arctic naval operations of the Second World War
• Side A: || (airfields)| (sea transport)
• Side B: | (fighter bases)
• Commanders (A): F. L. (Frank) Hopps
• Commanders (B): Rolf Carls
• Casualties: Aircrew killed||POW |9 torpedo bombers|(en route to USSR)|2 PRU Spitfires (side A)
• Outcome: Allied victory
• Coordinates: 75.000°, 40.000°

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Sources

Wikipedia article on Operation Orator · Wikidata entry