Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Altmark Incident

Also searchable as Altmark Affair.

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    34:34Would prize money have encouraged taking Altmark home?Q&A
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    1:41:51If Theodore Roosevelt wins in 1912Q&A
  3. Escaping Hitler's Europe; How the warships of Europe escaped capture in WWII...
    1:01:28City of Flint tests Norwegian neutrality before the invasionChapter
  4. Who was to blame for Norway falling in 1940?
    59:24Altmark exposed the limits of Norwegian neutralityChapter
  5. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P7 of 9 - Supplying Churchill’s Christmas Present: Battle of Cape Bon
    7:55:56The Altmark boarding crossed into Norwegian internal watersNotable Point
  6. HMS Gorgon(HNoMS Nidaros) takes part in the First Battle of Narvik
    25:20Late Norwegian readiness meets German naval hubrisChapter
  7. Admiral of the Fleet Philip Vian: Boundless Aggression or...
    29:47The Altmark incident joined audacity to a limited political objectiveChapter
  8. Admiral of the Fleet Philip Vian: Boundless Aggression or...
    30:24Altmark preparations exposed a medical-readiness contradictionNotable Point
  9. Admiral of the Fleet Philip Vian: Boundless Aggression or...
    39:02Altmark accounts show the limits of historical proofNotable Point
  10. Admiral of the Fleet Philip Vian: Boundless Aggression or...
    41:29Conflicting Altmark orders and Vian's command discretionNotable Point
  11. Not a Top 10 Mad Destroyer Captains of World War II List
    43:08Philip Vian turns destroyer aggression into fleet commandChapter
  12. Prof Capt Armstrong & Dr C Discuss the value of Mahan, Corbett & Sims today? #2Historians Ep 6
    1:45:23Sailing ships created modern wartime boarding problemsNotable Point
  13. Bruships 151: Naval History Questions Answered, Boxes Packed & July Patreon Vote
    3:24:36The ships and fleets a naval historian would visitQ&A
  14. Suggest Series Name Please: Comment Response video with a twist
    24:16Could disguised German seaplane carriers help U-boat wolf packs?Q&A
  15. Battle of Blackett Strait
    2:02:12Was Philip Vian the officer who boarded Altmark?Q&A
  16. Battle of Blackett Strait
    2:04:58Who may have carried a sword during the Altmark boarding?Q&A
  17. Bruships(Christmas Eve): Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    1:56:36Mixed boarding parties may explain conflicting cutlass accountsQ&A
  18. HMS Cossack: A Dangerous Destroyer to Behold - KSS3 S1 Comment Response
    4:18Vian, Sherbrooke, and command of HMS CossackNotable Point
  19. Naval Historian Reacts to SS Africa Shell & Switch Back
    7:28Neutral-harbor rules connect Graf Spee to the Altmark incidentChapter
  20. A Naval Historian Reacts to... a Decade of Brasseys (4RB 19)
    36:20Why Vian was aboard HMS Cossack for the Altmark incidentNotable Point
  21. Lessons of the Inglorious 6th of July: Battle of Grenada(1779) & First Battle of Algeciras(1801)
    8:32Direct action can compete with command responsibilityNotable Point
  22. HMS Cossack: Key Ships Series 3, Ship 1...special edition...
    19:05The Altmark Incident and the limits of Norwegian neutralityChapter
  23. HMS Cossack: Key Ships Series 3, Ship 1...special edition...
    23:55Boarding Altmark and freeing 299 prisonersChapter
  24. Bruships 111: Random Books of History
    2:50:06The Altmark affair: neutrality, prisoners, and interventionChapter
  25. Bruships 111: Random Books of History
    2:54:46Norwegian communications and changing orders at JossingfjordNotable Point
  26. Bruships 111: Random Books of History
    2:56:19A net intended for Altmark catches another German shipNotable Point
  27. Bruships 111: Random Books of History
    2:58:14Churchill's boarding order limited force against NorwayNotable Point
  28. Bruships 111: Random Books of History
    2:59:46Cossack's searchlights and conflicting accounts of the Altmark affairNotable Point
  29. Battle of Hakodate(1869)
    2:25:09Did HMS Cossack's boarders use cutlasses at Altmark?Q&A
  30. HMCS Haida & The Tribal Class: Always Service
    1:13:33Cossack from the Altmark incident to BismarckChapter
  31. Bruships 90: Books From the Road
    2:40:15Philip Vian's career converged with the Tribal-class destroyerChapter
  32. Some Minor Navies of WWII: Five Problems and How to Fix them January 1940
    7:39Norway's readiness gap before the invasionChapter
  33. Alex & Drach @ Haida (live)
    13:35Where Cossack's Altmark boarding party jumpedQ&A
  34. Comparing Sisters(Not Kardashians) - HMS Renown & Repulse / HMS Nelson & Rodney (Long Patrol)
    51:04How repeated success enters public memoryNotable Point
  35. Patreon 43: "Unverified stories of Norwegian Campaign: Tall Tales of Tribals"
    24:23Altmark: neutrality, prisoners, and a risky rescueChapter
  36. Patreon 43: "Unverified stories of Norwegian Campaign: Tall Tales of Tribals"
    32:26How Cossack boarded AltmarkNotable Point
  37. Patreon 43: "Unverified stories of Norwegian Campaign: Tall Tales of Tribals"
    38:08Why swords at Altmark remain plausible but unverifiedNotable Point
  38. Patreon 43: "Unverified stories of Norwegian Campaign: Tall Tales of Tribals"
    46:35Why Altmark drew criticism without isolating BritainQ&A
  39. Patreon 43: "Unverified stories of Norwegian Campaign: Tall Tales of Tribals"
    56:24If Norway had fought Cossack over AltmarkQ&A
  40. Bruships 65: Naval History Books & Questions Answered
    2:35:16The Altmark incident as a close-quarters naval actionQ&A
  41. Churchill's Iniatives (WWII); Long patrol p1/3 - Altmark Incident
    5:50Churchill's Altmark objective and the Norway linkChapter
  42. Churchill's Iniatives (WWII); Long patrol p1/3 - Altmark Incident
    19:44Altmark succeeded, but the Norway follow-up failedChapter
  43. A Book or Two to Review (12): British Naval Aviation by Ray Sturviant
    16:27Counterfactuals as a naval-history methodNotable Point
  44. Patreon 21: Notable WW2 commanders of smaller naval forces
    1:23:28Vian boards Altmark inside a Norwegian fjordChapter
  45. Patreon 21: Notable WW2 commanders of smaller naval forces
    1:31:03Why did Vian free Altmark's prisoners but leave the ship?Q&A
  46. Patreon 21: Notable WW2 commanders of smaller naval forces
    1:32:10What weapons did Altmark's boarding parties carry?Q&A
  47. Patreon 21: Notable WW2 commanders of smaller naval forces
    1:33:26How the Royal Navy found AltmarkQ&A
  48. Patreon 21: Notable WW2 commanders of smaller naval forces
    1:36:29How the British leadership reacted to Vian's Altmark raidQ&A
  49. Patreon 21: Notable WW2 commanders of smaller naval forces
    1:40:17How the Altmark incident accelerated Germany's Norway plansQ&A
  50. Patreon 21: Notable WW2 commanders of smaller naval forces
    1:41:12Was the territorial sea twelve miles wide in 1940?Q&A
  51. Patreon 21: Notable WW2 commanders of smaller naval forces
    1:46:40Why sailors, not Royal Marines, dominated the Altmark boardingQ&A
  52. Bruships 36: International Relations
    10:54Gunboat diplomacy through the Altmark incidentChapter
  53. Bruships 36: International Relations
    20:02Why Norway did not simply inspect AltmarkQ&A
  54. Bruships 36: International Relations
    28:28How an earlier British move might have denied Germany NorwayNotable Point
  55. Bruships 36: International Relations
    32:33Would Norway have resisted a British intervention?Q&A
  56. Four Random Books 12: Destroyers II
    4:52Cossack and the political afterlife of the Altmark affairNotable Point
  57. 1940 Norway Campaign Part 1 of 5: Introduction
    4:22The Altmark incident and neutrality under pressureChapter
  58. 1940 Norway Campaign Part 1 of 5: Introduction
    7:42Signals and the Royal Navy force outside JøssingfjordNotable Point
  59. 1940 Norway Campaign Part 1 of 5: Introduction
    12:13The proposed Altmark search and conflicting recollectionsNotable Point
  60. Battle of Taranto - a Stringbag Strike from the Dark
    2:05:39Could a destroyer board a battleship in World War II?Q&A
  61. Four Random Books 9: Command in Their Own Words
    12:48HMS Cossack and the Altmark rescueNotable Point
  62. The Leander Class Long Patrol - The Interwar 2nd Class Protected Cruiser?
    1:02:51The River Plate as the Leanders' defining momentNotable Point
  63. An Introduction to “Back Pocket Cruisers” Part 1: Tribal Class (+Admiral Henderson)
    12:09HMS Cossack and the Altmark incidentNotable Point
  64. T he Altmark 80 Videos in Full
    2:08Altmark's hidden role behind Admiral Graf SpeeChapter
  65. T he Altmark 80 Videos in Full
    7:52Why the Royal Navy committed a powerful hunting forceNotable Point
  66. T he Altmark 80 Videos in Full
    35:15Altmark's long evasion of the Royal NavyChapter
  67. T he Altmark 80 Videos in Full
    41:26How Norwegian inspections missed Altmark's prisonersNotable Point
  68. T he Altmark 80 Videos in Full
    44:46Diplomacy and radio traffic close the netChapter
  69. T he Altmark 80 Videos in Full
    46:28How confined fjord waters shaped the interceptionChapter
  70. T he Altmark 80 Videos in Full
    50:37Why Altmark's radio messages challenge claims of successful jammingNotable Point
  71. T he Altmark 80 Videos in Full
    55:44Why accounts disagree about swords at the Altmark boardingNotable Point
  72. T he Altmark 80 Videos in Full
    58:44HMS Cossack boards Altmark in the fjordChapter
  73. T he Altmark 80 Videos in Full
    1:03:38Captivity aboard Altmark and the propaganda battleNotable Point
  74. T he Altmark 80 Videos in Full
    1:06:26Why Britain did not wait for another Norwegian searchNotable Point
  75. T he Altmark 80 Videos in Full
    1:10:45The incident's legacy for raiding and neutralityChapter
  76. T he Altmark 80 Videos in Full
    1:12:15How "Jøssing" became a badge of Norwegian resistanceNotable Point
  77. T he Altmark 80 Videos in Full
    1:14:58Why both sides violated neutrality lawNotable Point
  78. When Good Guys Go Bad - A Conference History Video
    36:28A reinforced patrol hunts Altmark in neutral NorwayChapter
  79. When Good Guys Go Bad - A Conference History Video
    40:53Jossingfjord leaves no territorial-water ambiguityNotable Point
  80. When Good Guys Go Bad - A Conference History Video
    42:42Altmark turns the encounter into a warship actionChapter
  81. When Good Guys Go Bad - A Conference History Video
    45:27Two wrongs, a rescue, and a German casus belliNotable Point
  82. When Good Guys Go Bad - A Conference History Video
    54:21Norwegian pragmatism carries an unintended priceNotable Point
  83. The Royal Navy on the 14th of December 1939 - A River Plate 80 Video
    8:16Ark Royal, Renown, and the limits of Montevideo's neutralityNotable Point
  84. Back Pocket Cruisers Presentation (Practice 2)
    17:42HMS Cossack's Altmark boarding freed captured merchant seamenChapter