Operation Nordseetour

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Operation Nordseetour was a World War II German naval operation involving surface raiders conducting commerce warfare in the North Sea and surrounding waters.


Statements (24)
Predicate Object
instanceOf German military operation
naval operation
areaOfOperations North Sea and surrounding waters
belligerent Nazi Germany
conductedBy Kriegsmarine surface forces
conflict World War II
country Germany NERFINISHED
era 20th century
method attacking merchant ships with surface warships
militaryBranch Kriegsmarine
militaryDomain naval warfare
natureOfOperation offensive operation
objective disrupt Allied merchant shipping
opponent Allied merchant marine
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
partOf Battle of the Atlantic
startTime 1940
strategicGoal weaken Allied supply lines
target Allied merchant shipping lanes
theaterOfWar Atlantic Ocean
North Sea
typeOfWarfare commerce raiding
surface raider operations
usedBy German Navy

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Operation Berlin
precededBy

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