The Battle of Nauru - Nazi Germany's Forgotten Foray into the Pacific
In late 1940, the tiny tropical island of Nauru seemed about as far from the bloody battlefields of the Second World War as one could get. Also known as Pleasant Island, the 21 sq. km (8 sq.
At the beginning of the war, the German navy consisted of 79,000 men, 2 battleships, 3 pocket battleships (small, fast, strongly constructed battleships), 1 heavy cruiser, 6 light cruisers, and 33 destroyers and torpedo boats. Fewer than half of the 57 U-boats available were suitable for Atlantic operations.
Thursday, August 4, 2016
The Battle of Nauru – Nazi Germany’s Forgotten Foray into the Pacific
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