Operation Regenbogen (German side)
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Operation Regenbogen (German side) was the German naval operation in World War II aimed at intercepting and destroying an Allied Arctic convoy, culminating in the Battle of the Barents Sea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Regenbogen (German side) canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II operation
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naval military operation ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Kriegsmarine
NERFINISHED
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Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| codenameLanguage | German ⓘ |
| codenameMeaning | Rainbow ⓘ |
| commander | Admiral Oskar Kummetz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Battle of the Barents Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence |
Hitler’s anger at surface fleet performance
ⓘ
resignation of Grand Admiral Erich Raeder ⓘ rise of Karl Dönitz as Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1942-12-31 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | European theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involves |
German destroyers
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German heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper NERFINISHED ⓘ German heavy cruiser Lützow NERFINISHED ⓘ German torpedo boats ⓘ |
| location | north of North Cape, Norway ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Kriegsmarine surface fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
failure of German heavy surface units against convoy escorts
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influencing German naval strategy away from surface ships toward U-boats ⓘ |
| objective |
destroy Allied Arctic convoy JW 51B
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intercept Allied Arctic convoy JW 51B ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Royal Navy
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Arctic naval warfare of World War II
NERFINISHED
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World War II ⓘ |
| planningAuthority | Kriegsmarine High Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Arctic convoys of World War II
NERFINISHED
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Battle of the Barents Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ convoy JW 51B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Allied convoy JW 51B largely protected
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German failure ⓘ |
| startDate | 1942-12-31 ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Admiral Erich Raeder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| target |
Allied convoy escorts
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Allied merchant ships ⓘ |
| theater |
Arctic Ocean
NERFINISHED
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Barents Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfAction | surface raider sortie ⓘ |
| year | 1942 ⓘ |
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