Operation Paravane
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Operation Paravane was a World War II Royal Air Force bombing raid in 1944 aimed at crippling the German battleship Tirpitz in Norway.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | military operation ⓘ |
| aimedAt | Kriegsmarine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allied | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Nazi Germany
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United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| codename | Paravane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Air Vice-Marshal Ralph Cochrane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
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surface form:
Second World War
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| consequence |
Tirpitz moved from Kåfjord to Tromsø area
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Tirpitz relegated to floating artillery role ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| damageInflicted |
Tirpitz bow damaged
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Tirpitz propulsion and steering impaired ⓘ |
| endTime | 1944-09-15 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Operation Catechism
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Operation Obviate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| launchBase |
RAF bases in northern Russia
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Yagodnik airfield, near Arkhangelsk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Kåfjord, Norway
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Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| natureOfOperation | strategic bombing raid ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Wing Commander Leonard Cheshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | conducted from temporary bases in the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| objective |
to cripple the battleship Tirpitz
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to remove Tirpitz as a threat to Allied Arctic convoys ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| opposingForce | Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Allied operations against Tirpitz
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Allied strategic bombing campaign in Europe ⓘ |
| plannedBy | Royal Air Force Bomber Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForLocation | to reach Tirpitz in northern Norway ⓘ |
| result |
Tirpitz heavily damaged
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Tirpitz rendered unfit for frontline service ⓘ |
| startTime | 1944-09-15 ⓘ |
| statusOfTargetAfterOperation |
Tirpitz no longer seaworthy for Atlantic operations
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Tirpitz still afloat ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Soviet Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| target | German battleship Tirpitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatre | European theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | September 1944 ⓘ |
| usedAircraft |
Avro Lancaster
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de Havilland Mosquito NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
Tallboy bomb
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aerial mines ⓘ |
| year | 1944 ⓘ |
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