Operation Tungsten
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Operation Tungsten was a British Royal Navy air attack carried out in April 1944 to cripple the German battleship Tirpitz in a Norwegian fjord during World War II.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air raid
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Germany
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carriedOutBy | British carrier air groups ⓘ |
| casualties |
German personnel killed on Tirpitz
ⓘ
Royal Navy aircraft losses ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| damageInflicted |
severe superstructure damage to Tirpitz
ⓘ
temporary disablement of Tirpitz main armament and systems ⓘ |
| endTime | 1944-04-03 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Operation Brawn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Operation Catechism NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Goodwood NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Mascot NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Obviate NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Paravane NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Planet NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Tiger Claw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchedFrom | Royal Navy aircraft carriers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Altafjord
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kåfjord NERFINISHED ⓘ Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Rear Admiral Arthur La Touche Bisset
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vice Admiral Henry Ruthven Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
to cripple the battleship Tirpitz
ⓘ
to neutralize Tirpitz as a threat to Allied Arctic convoys ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| opponent | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| partOf | Allied operations against Tirpitz ⓘ |
| precededBy | planning by the British Admiralty ⓘ |
| result |
Allied tactical success
ⓘ
Tirpitz heavily damaged ⓘ Tirpitz temporarily put out of action ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Fleet Air Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1944-04-03 ⓘ |
| target | German battleship Tirpitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatre | European theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | April 1944 ⓘ |
| usedAircraft |
Fairey Barracuda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grumman F6F Hellcat NERFINISHED ⓘ Supermarine Seafire NERFINISHED ⓘ Vought F4U Corsair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
aerial bombs
ⓘ
armor-piercing bombs ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
HMS Victorious