Battle of the Atlantic: HMS Venturer Sinks U-864, February 9, 1945
World War II: Battle of the Atlantic: HMS Venturer sinks U-864 off the coast of Fedje, Norway, in a rare instance of submarine-to-submarine combat.
Date: February 9, 1945
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