Operation Berlin (Atlantic)
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Operation Berlin was a raid conducted by the two German Scharnhorst-class battleships against Allied shipping in the North Atlantic between 22 January and 22 March 1941. It formed part of the Battle o
The German battleship Gneisenau in 1939; she served as the flagship for Operation Berlin
Vice Admiral Günther Lütjens in April 1940
HMS Ramillies in 1939
The Force H with the battlecruiser HMS Renown and the carrier HMS Ark Royal (picture taken from HMS Sheffield).
Operation Rheinübung
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Operation Rheinübung was the sortie into the Atlantic by the new German battleship Bismarck and heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen on 18–27 May 1941, during World War II. This operation aimed to disrupt Allied
Operation Berlin (Atlantic)
…1941 for the damage inflicted by these attacks to be repaired. Scharnhorst required repairs to her boilers which rendered her unable to participate in Operation Rheinübung, the raid into the Atlantic undertaken by Bismarck and Prinz Eugen during May. Lütjens led Operation Rheinübung from the battleship and sank HMS Hood…
Bismarck during the operation
Five of the Victorious Swordfish aircrew involved in the Bismarck attack