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Operation Zitronella

During the Second World War, the Svalbard archipelago was the scene of
a number of military operations. In April 1942, a Norwegian force landed at Barentsburg
in Operation Fritham, intended to establish a permanent presence in the islands.
The operation met considerable difficulties, but by the summer of 1943, the Norwegians
were well established.

Meanwhile, the German Navy deployed its last two operational battleships
to attack the Allied presence on Spitzbergen.(Operation Zitronella) commenced on 7 September 1943,
as the battleship Tirpitz, battle cruiser Scharnhorst and nine destroyers appeared off Longyearben
at dawn and landed 608 menof the 349th Infantry Regiment directly onto the settlement's main pier.
They drove off the Norwegian garrison and destroyed the battery of 3-inch guns,
capturing the garrison commander and his official files intact.

Your mission:

Help Norwegian army defend Barentsburg by destroying 2 German Leader ships