WWII Commemorating the Battle of the Barents Sea 31st December 1942 Commader P.F. Cole Signed Cover - 31st December 1976. 5x7 inches The Battle of the Barents Sea was a World War II naval engagement on 31 December 1942 between warships of the German Navy and British ships escorting convoy JW 51B to Kola Inlet in the USSR. The action took place in the Barents Sea north of North Cape, Norway.