Operation Cerberus
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Operation Cerberus was a daring World War II German naval operation in which major warships made a high-speed, heavily defended dash from occupied France through the English Channel back to German ports.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Cerberus canonical | 6 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German military operation
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World War II operation ⓘ naval operation ⓘ |
| characteristic |
close coordination of naval and air forces
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surprise maneuver ⓘ |
| codeName | Cerberus ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| consequence |
British failure to stop German capital ships in the Channel
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German surface fleet redeployed to home waters ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| destinationPort |
Brunsbüttel
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Wilhelmshaven ⓘ |
| endDate | 1942-02-13 ⓘ |
| followedBy | operations of German ships from home ports in the North Sea ⓘ |
| hasAlias | Channel Dash ⓘ |
| involvedShip |
German battleship Gneisenau
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German battleship Scharnhorst ⓘ German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen ⓘ |
| location |
English Channel
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North Sea ⓘ Strait of Dover ⓘ |
| notableEvent | German ships passed through the Strait of Dover in daylight ⓘ |
| objective |
avoid British air and naval attacks on German ships in Brest
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transfer German capital ships from Brest to German ports ⓘ |
| opponent | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
British coastal artillery
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British motor torpedo boats ⓘ British torpedo bombers ⓘ |
| originPort | Brest ⓘ |
| participant |
Kriegsmarine
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Luftwaffe ⓘ Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ |
| plannedBy | Kriegsmarine High Command ⓘ |
| precededBy | German deployment of capital ships to Brest ⓘ |
| result |
German capital ships reached home ports
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German tactical success ⓘ |
| riskLevel | high ⓘ |
| startDate | 1942-02-11 ⓘ |
| subOperationOf | Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Luftwaffe ⓘ |
| tactic |
heavy air cover by Luftwaffe fighters
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high-speed dash through the English Channel ⓘ mine-sweeping and escort by smaller German vessels ⓘ |
| theater | European theatre of World War II ⓘ |
| year | 1942 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Operation Cerberus Description of subject: Operation Cerberus was a daring World War II German naval operation in which major warships made a high-speed, heavily defended dash from occupied France through the English Channel back to German ports.
Referenced by (6)
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