Operation Obviate
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Operation Obviate was a World War II Royal Air Force bombing raid in 1944 aimed at destroying the German battleship Tirpitz in Norway.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Catechism | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II air raid
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | RAF raid on Tirpitz, October 1944 ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties |
aircrew killed or missing in action
ⓘ
several RAF aircraft lost ⓘ |
| commandedBy | RAF Bomber Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 29 October 1944 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Operation Catechism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
destruction of the battleship Tirpitz
ⓘ
neutralization of Tirpitz as a threat to Allied shipping ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
No. 617 Squadron RAF
NERFINISHED
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No. 9 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Pathfinder Force elements ⓘ |
| location |
Kaafjord region, northern Norway
NERFINISHED
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Tromsø area, Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
long-range bombing mission from bases in the United Kingdom and Soviet Union
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use of heavy bombers against a capital ship in a fjord ⓘ |
| notableOutcome |
demonstrated difficulty of precision bombing in Arctic weather
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led to planning of a final decisive raid (Operation Catechism) ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| opponent | Kriegsmarine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
German anti-aircraft defences
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Luftwaffe fighter units in Norway ⓘ |
| partOf | Allied operations against Tirpitz ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier Royal Navy and RAF attacks on Tirpitz ⓘ |
| reasonForFailure |
cloud cover over target area
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poor weather conditions ⓘ |
| result |
Allied tactical failure
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Tirpitz not destroyed ⓘ Tirpitz only slightly damaged ⓘ |
| strategicContext |
Allied effort to remove Tirpitz as a threat to Arctic convoys
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pressure from Soviet Union to neutralize Tirpitz ⓘ |
| target | German battleship Tirpitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatre |
European theatre of World War II
NERFINISHED
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Norwegian Campaign (late-war operations) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | October 1944 ⓘ |
| usedAircraft |
Avro Lancaster bomber
NERFINISHED
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de Havilland Mosquito NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedWeapon | Tallboy deep-penetration bomb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Operation Catechism