Operation Rheinübung
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Operation Rheinübung was the World War II German naval sortie in May 1941 in which the battleship Bismarck and cruiser Prinz Eugen attempted to break into the Atlantic to attack Allied shipping, culminating in Bismarck’s famous final battle and sinking.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kriegsmarine operation
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World War II military operation → naval operation → |
| belligerent |
Nazi Germany
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| commander |
Günther Lütjens
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| consequence |
intensified British focus on hunting German capital ships
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loss of Bismarck reduced German surface fleet threat in the Atlantic → |
| country |
Nazi Germany
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| dateOfBattle |
1941-05-24
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1941-05-26 → 1941-05-27 → |
| endDate |
1941-05-27
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| flagship |
Bismarck
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| fleet |
Bismarck
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Prinz Eugen → |
| followedBy |
Operation Cerberus
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| goal |
break into the Atlantic to attack Allied merchant shipping
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disrupt British transatlantic supply lines → |
| involvesAircraft |
Fairey Swordfish torpedo bombers
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| involvesShip |
HMS Ark Royal
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HMS Hood NERFINISHED → HMS King George V NERFINISHED → HMS Norfolk NERFINISHED → HMS Prince of Wales NERFINISHED → HMS Rodney NERFINISHED → HMS Sheffield NERFINISHED → HMS Suffolk NERFINISHED → |
| location |
Denmark Strait
NERFINISHED
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North Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED → near Brest, France → near Iceland → |
| namedAfter |
River Rhine
NERFINISHED
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| notableEngagement |
Battle of the Denmark Strait
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final battle of Bismarck → |
| notableEvent |
torpedo hit from aircraft of HMS Ark Royal jammed Bismarck’s rudders
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| opposingBelligerent |
Canada
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Royal Navy → United Kingdom NERFINISHED → |
| partOf |
Battle of the Atlantic
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| plannedBy |
Kriegsmarine High Command
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| precededBy |
Operation Berlin
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| result |
Bismarck damaged and later sunk
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German tactical success at the Battle of the Denmark Strait → failure to achieve sustained commerce raiding in the Atlantic → heavy damage to HMS Prince of Wales → sinking of HMS Hood → |
| startDate |
1941-05-18
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| theatre |
Atlantic theatre of World War II
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| timePeriod |
May 1941
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Operation Berlin
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followedBy |
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Kriegsmarine
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notableOperation |
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Günther Lütjens
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participatedIn |
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German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen
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tookPartIn |