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Template:Did you know nominations/German torpedo boat Albatros

Category:Passed DYK nominations from October 2018

:The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:58, 4 November 2018 (UTC)

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==German torpedo boat Albatros==

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  • ... that despite clear orders to fire only if fired upon, the German torpedo boat Albatros (pictured) crippled the Norwegian ship HNoMS Pol III, thus firing the first shot of the Norwegian Campaign? Page 119-123 of {{cite book|last=Haarr|first=Geirr H.|title=The German Invasion of Norway, April 1940|year=2009|publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, Maryland|isbn=978-1-59114-310-9}}
  • ALT1:... that the German torpedo boat Albatros (pictured) ran aground while attempting to avoid Norwegian coastal artillery? Page 163 of {{cite book|last=Haarr|first=Geirr H.|title=The German Invasion of Norway, April 1940|year=2009|publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, Maryland|isbn=978-1-59114-310-9}}
  • ALT2:... that the German torpedo boat Albatros (pictured) ran aground while attempting to avoid Norwegian coastal artillery after the shoal marker was removed by sea ice? Page 163 of {{cite book|last=Haarr|first=Geirr H.|title=The German Invasion of Norway, April 1940|year=2009|publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, Maryland|isbn=978-1-59114-310-9}}

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Improved to Good Article status by L293D (talk). Nominated by L293D (talk) at 23:36, 5 October 2018 (UTC).

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