On this day in 1939, HMS Royal Oak is torpedoed by the German submarine U-47 while at anchor at Scapa Flow. The battleship sinks in 15 minutes; 833 sailors are lost. Each of the U-boat’s crew are awarded the Iron Cross. pic.twitter.com/jiwQXTxoG4
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The post @MilHistNow: On this day in 1939, HMS Royal Oak is torpedoed by the German submarine U-47 while at anchor at Scapa Flow. The battleship sinks in 15 minutes; 833 sailors are lost. Each of the U-boat’s crew are awarded the Iron Cross. first appeared on JOSSICA – The Journal of the Open Source Strategic Intelligence and Counterintelligence Analysis.
