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KRIEGSMARINE NAVAL OPERATIONS

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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