 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Gungwa reNorway harina chando uye rinopa nzira yakananga kubva kuAtlantic kuenda kuzviteshi zveRussia muArctic Murmansk, Arkhangelsk, uye Kandalaksha, izvo zvakabatana zvakananga nepakati peRussia. Nzira iyi yakashandiswa zvikuru nokuda kwezvinhu munguva yeHondo Yenyika II yezvikepe zveUS 811, 720 yakasvika kumahombekombe eRussia, ichiunza matani emamiriyoni e4 emitoro yaisanganisira zvingangoita matangi 5.000 uye ndege 7.000. VaAllies vakarasikirwa nengoro 18 nengarava dzokutengesa 89 munzira iyi. Basa guru reGermany Navy rinopesana nemakondirakiti raisanganisira PQ 17muna Chikunguru 1942, Hondo yeGungwa reBarents muna Zvita 1942, uye Hondo yeNorth Cape muna Zvita 1943 uye yakaitwa kumuganhu pakati peGungwa reNorway neGungwa reBarents, padyo neNorth Cape. 