Beyond the Arctic Circle, opposite the Lofoten Islands and nestled at the head of Ofotfjord is the Norwegian port of Narvik. With the German invasion of Norway on April 9, 1940, the town and its harbour took on huge importance for the Allies. The next day a Royal Navy force entered Ofotfjord and sank two German warships and eleven merchant vessels before being engaged, losing two ships in the ensuing action. I he Admiralty planned to re-enter the fjord on the 13th to complete the destruction of the German naval presence, hut (list requested RAF reconnaissance of the area.
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