Kilbotn

Kilbotn

Kilbotn is a village in Harstad municipality, Norway. Since 2002 it is considered a part of the Harstad urban area [cite paper | author=Statistics Norway | title=Omitted settlements. 1 January 2002 | date=1 January 2002 | url=http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/02/01/10/beftett_en/arkiv/tab-2002-09-03-06-en.html] .

During World War II Nazi Germany used it as a U-Boat base. On 4th May 1945 the last air-raid of World War II in Europe took place when the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm attacked the Kilbotn anchorage from offshore aircraft carriers. The harbour contained a submarine-depot ship Black Watch with the unfortunate German submarine U-711 moored alongside. The wreck of [http://www.skovheim.org/located/troms/bwatch/bwatch.html Black Watch] lies in Kilbotn close to the wreck of [http://www.skovheim.org/located/troms/u711/u711.htm U-711] . (http://www.kilbotn.com)

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