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Battle of the Bell islands
	Part of the American Theater and the Battle of the St. Lawrence of World War II
Date	August 1942 – November 1942
Location	Bell Islands, Newfoundland
Result	Indecisive
Belligerents
Canada; Newfoundland	Germany
Commanders and leaders
	Germany Kapitän-Leutnant Rolf Ruggeberg; Germany Kapitän-Leutnant Friedrich Wissmann; Germany Werner von Janowski
Strength
SS Lord Strathcona ; SS Saganaga ; SS Evelyn B ; SS Anna T ; Flyingdale ; SS Rose Castle ; SS Caribou ; PLM 27 ; HMCS Drumheller ; 2 Fairmile fast motor boats	German U-boats ; German submarine U-513 ; German submarine U-518
Casualties and losses
SS Lord Strathcona (29 killed) ; SS Saganaga ; SS Evelyn B ; SS Rose Castle (28 killed) ; SS Caribou (137 killed) ; PLM 27 (12 killed)	Spy captured

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Bell Island and Little Bell Island are one of the few locations in North America that German forces directly attacked during the Second World War. U-boats raided the island twice in 1942, sinking four ore carriers and killing more than 60 men.^[1] The Sydney to Port-aux-Basques passenger ferry SS Caribou was sunk in the Gulf of St. Lawrence with the loss of 136 people, including women and children, and four ore carriers were torpedoed at anchor at Wabana, Bell Island, killing 69 men.^[2] It was later discovered that a spy was involved. On board U-518 was Werner von Janowski, an agent of Germany's Abwehr intelligence service. At the request of the Newfoundland Commission of Government, Canadian authorities developed defensive plans in case the Germans tried to capture St. John's.

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^ "Bell Island Sinkings". www.heritage.nf.ca. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
^ "U-Boat attacks on Bell Island 1942". www.seethesites.ca. Retrieved 2016-01-03.

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[1] "Bell Island Sinkings". www.heritage.nf.ca. Retrieved 2016-01-03.

[2] "U-Boat attacks on Bell Island 1942". www.seethesites.ca. Retrieved 2016-01-03.

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-[[Bell Island (Newfoundland and Labrador)|Bell Island]] and [[Little Bell Island (Newfoundland and Labrador)|Little Bell Island]] are one of the few locations in North America that German forces directly attacked during the [[Second World War]]. [[U-boats]] raided the island twice in 1942, sinking four ore carriers and killing more than 60 men.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Bell Island Sinkings|url = http://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/politics/bell-island-sinkings.php|website = www.heritage.nf.ca|accessdate = 2016-01-03}}</ref> The [[Sydney, Nova Scotia|Sydney]] to [[Channel-Port aux Basques|Port-aux-Basques]] passenger ferry [[SS Caribou]] was sunk in the Gulf of St. Lawrence with the loss of 136 people, including women and children, and four ore carriers were torpedoed at anchor at Wabana, Bell Island, killing 69 men.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.seethesites.ca/designations/the-u-boat-attacks-on-the-bell-island-ore-ships-in-1942.aspx|title = U-Boat attacks on Bell Island 1942|accessdate = 2016-01-03|website = www.seethesites.ca}}</ref> It was later discovered that a spy was involved. On board U-518 was [[Werner von Janowski]], an agent of Germany’s [[Abwehr]] intelligence service. At the request of the [[Newfoundland]] Commission of Government, Canadian authorities developed defensive plans in case the Germans tried to capture [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's]].
+[[Bell Island (Newfoundland and Labrador)|Bell Island]] and [[Little Bell Island (Newfoundland and Labrador)|Little Bell Island]] are one of the few locations in North America that German forces directly attacked during the [[Second World War]]. [[U-boats]] raided the island twice in 1942, sinking four ore carriers and killing more than 60 men.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Bell Island Sinkings|url = http://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/politics/bell-island-sinkings.php|website = www.heritage.nf.ca|accessdate = 2016-01-03}}</ref> The [[Sydney, Nova Scotia|Sydney]] to [[Channel-Port aux Basques|Port-aux-Basques]] passenger ferry [[SS Caribou]] was sunk in the Gulf of St. Lawrence with the loss of 136 people, including women and children, and four ore carriers were torpedoed at anchor at Wabana, Bell Island, killing 69 men.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.seethesites.ca/designations/the-u-boat-attacks-on-the-bell-island-ore-ships-in-1942.aspx|title = U-Boat attacks on Bell Island 1942|accessdate = 2016-01-03|website = www.seethesites.ca}}</ref> It was later discovered that a spy was involved. On board U-518 was [[Werner von Janowski]], an agent of Germany's [[Abwehr]] intelligence service. At the request of the [[Newfoundland]] Commission of Government, Canadian authorities developed defensive plans in case the Germans tried to capture [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's]].
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