Mepụta ụdị nke ahịrịokwu a nke dị mgbagwoju anya N'abalị iri abụọ na asatọ n'ọnwa Jenụwarị, ụgbọ mmiri ahụ hụrụ ụgbọ mmiri agha ndị Germany nke ọma ka Lütjens na-akwado ịgafe n'okporo ụzọ Iceland - Faroe.
N'ezie, ụdị okwu dị mgbagwoju anya nke ahịrịokwu ahụ bụ "The cruiser briefly sighted the German battlecruisers on 28 January and Lütjens quickly decided to retire northbound and to pass through the Denmark Strait".