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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II operation
naval military operation
belligerent Kriegsmarine NERFINISHED
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
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
influencing German naval strategy away from surface ships toward U-boats
objective destroy Allied Arctic convoy JW 51B
intercept Allied Arctic convoy JW 51B
opposedBy Royal Navy NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
partOf Arctic naval warfare of World War II NERFINISHED
World War II
planningAuthority Kriegsmarine High Command NERFINISHED
relatedTo Arctic convoys of World War II NERFINISHED
Battle of the Barents Sea NERFINISHED
convoy JW 51B NERFINISHED
result Allied convoy JW 51B largely protected
German failure
startDate 1942-12-31
subordinateTo Admiral Erich Raeder NERFINISHED
target Allied convoy escorts
Allied merchant ships
theater Arctic Ocean NERFINISHED
Barents Sea NERFINISHED
typeOfAction surface raider sortie
year 1942

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Battle of the Barents Sea alsoKnownAs Operation Regenbogen (German side)