Operation Rösselsprung

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Operation Rösselsprung was a World War II German naval operation involving the battleship Tirpitz in an attempt to intercept and destroy Allied Arctic convoys to the Soviet Union.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II military operation
naval operation
associatedCampaign German naval operations against Arctic convoys
associatedShip Tirpitz NERFINISHED
belligerent Kriegsmarine NERFINISHED
Nazi Germany
codeNameLanguage German
codeNameMeaning Knight’s Move NERFINISHED
commandedBy Admiral Otto Schniewind NERFINISHED
conflict World War II
country Germany NERFINISHED
endDate 1942-07-05
followedBy continued German naval threat to Arctic convoys
historicalRegion occupied Norway
involvedShip German battleship Tirpitz NERFINISHED
German destroyers
German heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper NERFINISHED
German heavy cruiser Lützow NERFINISHED
location North Cape area NERFINISHED
off the coast of Norway
militaryBranch German Navy NERFINISHED
notableConsequence contributed to Allied decision to scatter convoy PQ 17
objective destroy Allied Arctic convoys to the Soviet Union
intercept Allied Arctic convoys
opposedBy Allied naval forces
Royal Navy NERFINISHED
partOf Battle of the Atlantic NERFINISHED
plannedBy Kriegsmarine High Command NERFINISHED
precededBy earlier sorties of Tirpitz against Arctic convoys
reasonForFailure damage to German destroyers on uncharted rocks
navigational difficulties
relatedTo Arctic convoys of World War II NERFINISHED
result no surface engagement with Allied convoy
operation aborted
startDate 1942-07-02
strategicPurpose force dispersion of Allied naval resources
threaten Allied supply lines to the Soviet Union
target Allied Arctic convoys NERFINISHED
convoy PQ 17 NERFINISHED
theater Arctic Ocean NERFINISHED
Norwegian Sea NERFINISHED
timePeriod July 1942
usedAsset reconnaissance aircraft
surface warships

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Tirpitz notableOperation Operation Rösselsprung