Operation Berlin
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Operation Berlin was a World War II German naval operation in early 1941 in which the battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau conducted a commerce-raiding sortie against Allied shipping in the Atlantic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Berlin canonical | 5 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German naval operation
ⓘ
World War II naval operation ⓘ |
| aimedAt | Atlantic convoy routes ⓘ |
| belligerent | Kriegsmarine ⓘ |
| codenameLanguage | German ⓘ |
| commander |
Günther Lütjens
ⓘ
surface form:
Admiral Günther Lütjens
Erich Bey ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| endTime | 1941-03 ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Operation Rheinübung ⓘ |
| hasPart |
German battleship Gneisenau
ⓘ
German battleship Scharnhorst ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| location |
Bay of Biscay
ⓘ
Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
Central Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Ocean
|
| method | surface raider tactics ⓘ |
| notableFor | use of fast battleships as commerce raiders ⓘ |
| objective |
commerce raiding
ⓘ
disruption of Allied Atlantic shipping ⓘ |
| opponent |
Allied merchant shipping
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| partOf | Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ |
| partOfMilitaryBranch | German Navy ⓘ |
| precededBy | Operation Nordseetour ⓘ |
| result |
German tactical success
ⓘ
significant Allied merchant shipping losses ⓘ |
| shipInvolved |
German battleship Gneisenau
ⓘ
surface form:
Gneisenau
German battleship Scharnhorst ⓘ
surface form:
Scharnhorst
|
| side | Axis powers ⓘ |
| startTime | 1941-01 ⓘ |
| strategy | avoid engagement with strong enemy naval forces ⓘ |
| theater | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1941 ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare |
commerce warfare
ⓘ
naval warfare ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
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