German attacks on Nauru
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The German attacks on Nauru during World War II were conducted in December 1940 on the island of Nauru, an Australian-administered League of Nations mandate in the Central Pacific. Nauru was of consid
Damaged phosphate cantilever loading equipment following the German bombardment of Nauru on 27 December 1940
HMAS Manoora off Nauru in January 1941
Orion was an auxiliary cruiser of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine which operated as a merchant raider in World War II. Blohm & Voss built her in Hamburg in 1930–31 as the cargo ship Kurmark. The navy requ
German attacks on Nauru
…stockpiles of phosphate had been built up in Australia, however, to lessen the impact of an attack on the islands. In late October 1940, the German raider Orion, which was commanded by Captain Kurt Weyher met Komet, which came under the command of Captain Robert Eyssen, and the supply ship Kulmerland at Lamotrek…
The HAPAG freighter Nordmark