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The Attack on Aruba was an attack on oil installations and tankers by Axis submarines during World War II. On 16 February 1942, a German U-boat attacked the small island of Aruba. Other submarines patrolled the area for shipping and they sank or damaged tankers.

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  • The Attack on Aruba was an attack on oil installations and tankers by Axis submarines during World War II. On 16 February 1942, a German U-boat attacked the small island of Aruba. Other submarines patrolled the area for shipping and they sank or damaged tankers.
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  • Attack on Aruba
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  • 2 tankers damaged
  • 6 tankers sunk
  • ~47 killed
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  • *German casualties were caused by an accident.
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  • Axis raid successful
  • Oil operations disrupted
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  • Land:
  • Sea:
  • Air:
  • 2light bombers
  • 3shore batteries
  • 7submarines
  • ~300artillery
  • ~3patrol boats
  • ~6artillery pieces
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