1940 Press Photo Entrance to the Jossingfjord where British cornered Nazi Ship

A view of the entrance to Jossingfjord on the rugged Coast of Norway which was put in the headlines with the revelation of a spectacular Naval action in which Norse Waters were invaded by British Warships. The British Craft Destroyers Cossack and Intrepid cornered the German Steamer Altmark which had been a convoy of the German Pocket Battleship Graf Spee before the latter was scuttled. The Britishers forced the Altmark aground in Jossingfjord and after a hand-to-hand boarding fight rescued 300 to 400 British Seamen held captive aboard the German Ship. The incident had immediate repercussions in London, Berlin and Oslo.

Photo is dated 1940.

Photo measures 8.5 x 6.75 inches.