This was the first of the Arctic Convoys, ships which sailed from the United Kingdom, Iceland and North America, and brought essential supplies to the Soviet Union In this documentary, Dan Snow delves ...
ARKHANGELSK, Russia (Reuters) - British and Russian World War Two veterans gathered on Wednesday in Arkhangelsk, 75 years to the day since Britain's first Arctic convoy of military supplies steamed ...
Hell does indeed freeze over in this rousing history of Allied supply convoys to the Soviet Union. Historian Sebag-Montefiore (Dunkirk) recaps the exploits of British, American, and Russian freighters ...
A branch of the Royal Naval Association is appealing for well-wishers to send 100th birthday cards to a Second World War veteran who served in the Arctic Convoys to make his surprise celebration extra ...
Nikolay Patrushev noted that "in the United Kingdom, in the city of Londonderry, a monument has been erected in honor of the Arctic convoys, recognizing the contribution of Soviet sailors" MOSCOW, ...
“Hottest thing on seven seas” is the Arctic supply route to Russia, said a British seaman named Edward S. Phillips last week. He was just back from convoying supplies to Murmansk. “Ships sailing to or ...
"We'll maintain our course. That's the last thing the Germans expect." Magnolia Pictures has revealed an official US trailer for a Norwegian WWII survival action thriller film called The Arctic Convoy ...