Operation Wunderland, the German World War 2 naval operation in the Arctic
The Germans knew that many ships of the Soviet Navy had sought refuge in the Kara Sea because of the protection that its ice pack provided during 10 months of the year.
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In 1942 it was shelled by the Kriegsmarine during Operation Wunderland because it was an important beacon for the Russian convoy route coming from the Yugorsky Strait.