Operation Fish | |||||
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Part of Second World War | |||||
HMS Bonaventure was forced to remain stationary for a time to protect a treasure ship | |||||
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Belligerents | |||||
United Kingdom Canada | Germany | ||||
Casualties and losses | |||||
0 ships sunk |
Operation Fish was the relocation of British money and gold ingots from the United Kingdom to Canada for safekeeping during the Second World War. It was the largest known movement of physical wealth in history.[1]