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KRIEGSMARINE NAVAL OPERATIONS

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Kriegsmarine Naval Operations
Date Operation Code Name Observations
18-20 Feb 1940 Operation Nordmark North Sea sortie by the battleships Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, and the heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper.
22 Feb 1940 Operation Wikinger Destroyer operation in the North Sea resulting in the loss of Z1 Leberecht Maas and Z3 Max Schulz.
06 Apr 1940 Operation Weserübung Invasion of Norway.
04 Jun 1940 Operation Juno North Sea sortie by the battleships Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, and several escorting destroyers.
Sep 1940 Operation Seelöwe Planned invasion of Great Britain.
30 Nov 1940 Operation Hipper North Atlantic sortie by the cruiser Hipper.
23 Jan - 22 Mar 1941 Operation Berlin Operation in the north Atlantic against merchant shipping carried out by the battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau.
18 May - 01 Jun 1941 Operation Rheinübung Operation in the north Atlantic against merchant shipping carried out by the battleship Bismarck and the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen.
10-14 Jun 1941 Operation Sommerreise Failed operation intended to transfer the heavy cruiser Lützow from Germany to Trondheim, Norway.
Sept 1941 Operation Südwind Operation in the
14-16 Jan 1942 Operation Polarnacht Transfer of the battleship Tirpitz and 4 escorting destroyers from Wilhelmshaven to Trondheim.
11-13 Feb 1942 Operation Cerberus Transfer of the Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, and Prinz Eugen from Brest to Germany via the English Channel.
21-23 Feb 1942 Operation Sportpalast Transfer of the heavy cruisers Admiral Scheer, Prinz Eugen, and escorting destroyers from Germany to Trondheim.
06-09 Mar 1942 Operation Nordmeer Operation against convoys QP8 and PQ12 by the battleship Tirpitz.
19-20 Mar 1942 Operation Eisenbahn Transfer of the heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper from Germany to Trondheim.
09 May 1942 Operation Birke Transfer of the heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer and supply ship Dithmarschen from Trondheim to Narvik.
16-18 May 1942 Operation Waltzertraum Transfer of the heavy cruiser Lützow from Germany to Norway.
17-18 May 1942 Operation Zauberflöte Transfer of the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen from Trondheim to Germany.
25 May 1942 Operation Lohengrin Transfer of the heavy cruiser Lützow from Trondheim to Narvik.
02-05 Jul 1942 Operation Rösselsprung Operation against convoy PQ 17 in the Arctic.
10-12 Aug 1942 Operation Eiche Transfer of the heavy cruiser Lützow from Trondheim to the Baltic.
16-30 Aug 1942 Operation Wunderland Operation against enemy convoy routes in the Kara Sea carried out by the Admiral Scheer.
24 Sep 1942 Operation Zarin Minelaying operation by the Admiral Hipper and destroyers of the 8th Flotilla northwest of the Novaya Zemlya archipelago.
05-09 Nov 1942 Operation Hoffnung Operation by the Admiral Hipper in the Arctic.
08-12 Dec 1942 Operation Prometheus Transfer of the heavy cruiser Lützow and three destroyers from Germany to Norway.
30 Dec 1942 Operation Regenbögen Operation against convoy JW51B carried out by Admiral Hipper, Lützow, and escorting destroyers.
09 Jan 1943 Operation Fronttheater Failed operation intended to transfer the battleship Scharnhorst, the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, and three destroyers from Gotenhafen to Norway.
23 Jan 1943 Operation Domino Failed Operation intended to transfer the battleship Scharnhorst, the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, and destroyers from Gotenhafen to Norway.
06-09 Mar 1943 Operation Paderborn Transfer of the battleship Scharnhorst with destroyers and torpedo boats from Germany to Narvik, Norway.
23-24 Mar 1943 Operation Silesia Transfer of Tirpitz, Scharnhorst, Lützow and six destroyers from Bogen Bay to Altafjord.
06 Sep 1943 Operation Sizilien Operation against allied installations in the island of Spitzbergen carried out by the battleships Tirpitz, Scharnhorst and several destroyers.
23-30 Sep 1943 Operation Hansa-Hermelin Transfer of the heavy cruiser Lützow and destroyers from Altafjord to Germany.
25-26 Dec 1943 Operation Ostfront Operation carried out by the battleship Scharnhorst and five destroyers of the 4th Flotilla intended to intercept convoy JW55B in the Arctic.
21-24 Nov 1944 Operation Hammer Shore bombardment operation against Soviet positions off Sworbe carried out by the Admiral Scheer.


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