Operation Berlin (Atlantic)

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Operation Berlin (Atlantic) was a World War II German naval operation in early 1941 in which the battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau conducted a commerce-raiding sortie against Allied shipping in the Atlantic.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II military operation
naval operation
aimedAt weakening British maritime supply lines
belligerent Nazi Germany
codename Berlin
commandedBy Admiral Günther Lütjens
linked to: Günther Lütjens
conflict World War II
country Germany
endTime March 1941
hasPart Gneisenau commerce-raiding cruise
Scharnhorst commerce-raiding cruise
location Central Atlantic Ocean
linked to: Atlantic Ocean

North Atlantic Ocean
linked to: Atlantic Ocean
navalForce Kriegsmarine
notableShip Gneisenau
Scharnhorst
objective commerce raiding
disruption of Allied Atlantic shipping
opponent Allied shipping
United Kingdom
participant German battleship Gneisenau
German battleship Scharnhorst
partOf Battle of the Atlantic
relatedConflict German commerce raiding in the Atlantic
result German tactical success
sinking of multiple Allied merchant ships
shipClassInvolved Scharnhorst-class battleship
startTime January 1941
strategy surface raider operations
tactic attack on isolated convoys
avoidance of major Allied warships
theater Atlantic Ocean
timePeriod early 1941
typeOfWarfare naval warfare

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World War II hasPart Operation Berlin (Atlantic)
Operation Berlin (Atlantic) hasPart Gneisenau commerce-raiding cruise
linked to: Operation Berlin (Atlantic)