Vidrek
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Vidrek is a small village in the municipality of Narvik
, Norway
. Its population is about 70.
On 10 April 1940, in the First Naval Battle of Narvik, the British flagship HMS Hardy
was beached in flames on Vidrek, and nearby 30 seamen were killed.
Narvik
is the third largest city and municipality in Nordland county, Norway by population. Narvik is located on the shores of the Narvik Fjord . The municipality is part of the Ofoten traditional region of North Norway, inside the arctic circle...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. Its population is about 70.
On 10 April 1940, in the First Naval Battle of Narvik, the British flagship HMS Hardy
HMS Hardy
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hardy, most of the later ones have been named for Vice Admiral Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy , captain of HMS Victory during the Battle of Trafalgar:...
was beached in flames on Vidrek, and nearby 30 seamen were killed.