Konvoĭ "Dervish". Khudoz︠h︡nik konvoi︠a︡ "Dervish" Feliks Topolʹski
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translation: Convoy “Dervish”. Artist of Convoy “Dervish” Felix Topolski
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Operation Dervish was the first of the Arctic Convoys of World War II by which the Western Allies supplied material aid to the Soviet Union in its fight with Nazi Germany. The convoy sailed from Iceland on 21 August 1941 and arrived at Archangelsk on 31 August 1941. Feliks Topolski (14 August 1907 – 24 August 1989) was a Polish expressionist painter and draughtsman working primarily in the United Kingdom. He was on board Llanstephan Castle during this operation and drew a lot of sketches.