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The Channel Dash (German: Unternehmen Zerberus, Operation Cerberus) was a German naval operation during the Second World War. [a] A Kriegsmarine (German Navy) squadron comprising two Scharnhorst-class battleships, Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen and their escorts was evacuated from Brest in Brittany to German ports.
After putting into occupied France and undergoing repairs, the ship participated in Operation Cerberus, a daring daylight dash through the English Channel back to Germany. In February 1942, Prinz Eugen was deployed to Norway, although her time stationed there was curtailed when she was torpedoed by the British submarine Trident days after ...
Unternehmen Donnerkeil (Operation Thunderbolt) [4] [5] was the codename for a German military operation of the Second World War. Donnerkeil was an air superiority operation in support of Operation Cerberus, also known as the Channel Dash by the Kriegsmarine (German Navy).
See Also Operation Rutter. Abercrombie (1942) — raid on Hardelot in preparation for Jubilee. Cauldron (1942) — raid on Varengeville in support of Jubilee. Lila (1942) — plan to capture French fleet at Toulon. Millennium (1942) — British 1000 bomber raid on Cologne. Outward (1942–44) ; free balloon attacks on Germany.
On 1 April 1942, Hoffmann, who had been promoted to Konteradmiral (Rear Admiral) and awarded the Knight's Cross, transferred command of the ship to KzS Friedrich Hüffmeier. [8] In October 1943, [ 9 ] shortly before Scharnhorst ' s last mission, Hüffmeier was replaced by KzS Fritz Hintze, [ 10 ] who was killed during the ship's final battle.
In early 1942, the crews of Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, and the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen made preparations for Operation Cerberus, a daylight dash up the English Channel. The ships were to be redeployed to Norway, to assist in the disruption of convoys to the Soviet Union, as well as the defense of occupied Norway.
The Vyazma airborne operation ended in Soviet partial victory. The United States Army Services of Supply or "SOS" branch of the U.S. Army was created. American destroyer Jacob Jones and tanker R.P. Resor were torpedoed and sunk east of New Jersey by German submarine U-578. German submarine U-757 was commissioned.
In this position he commanded the February 1942 Operation Cerberus, better known as "the Channel Dash", when German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, and a number of other smaller vessels were transferred from Brest to their respective home bases in Germany for planned deployment to Norwegian waters in ...