Attack on Aruba
World War II battle in the Caribbean / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The attack on Aruba was an attack on oil installations and tankers by Axis submarines during World War II. On 16 February 1942, a German U-boat attacked the small Dutch island of Aruba. Other submarines patrolled the area for shipping and they sank or damaged tankers. Aruba was home to two of the largest oil refineries in the world during the war against the Axis powers, the Arend Petroleum Company, situated near the Oranjestad harbor, and the Lago Oil and Transport Company at the San Nicolas harbor. The attack resulted in the disruption of vital Allied fuel production.
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Attack on Aruba | |||||||
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Part of World War II, Battle of the Caribbean | |||||||
Pedernales, heavily damaged after being struck by a German torpedo. | |||||||
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Netherlands United States |
Germany Italy | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Frank Andrews | Werner Hartenstein | ||||||
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Land: ~300 artillery ~6 artillery pieces 3 shore batteries Sea: ~3 patrol boats Air: 2 light bombers | 7 submarines | ||||||
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~51 killed 6 tankers sunk 2 tankers damaged |
1 killed 1 wounded 1 submarine damaged | ||||||
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