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- Operation_Donnerkeil abstract "Unternehmen Donnerkeil (Operation or Undertaking Thunderbolt) was the codename for a German military operation of the Second World War. Donnerkeil was designed as an air superiority operation to support the Kriegsmarine's (German Navy) Operation Cerberus, also known as the \"Channel Dash\".In 1941 Kriegsmarine surface vessels had carried out commerce raiding sorties in support of the German U-Boats in the Battle of the Atlantic. In January 1941 Operation Berlin was launched followed by Operation Rheinübung in May 1941. The dominance of the Royal Navy's surface fleet prevented the German units returning to ports in the Baltic sea or Germany. The surviving ships, the battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau and the cruiser Prinz Eugen, docked in the port of Brest, France. Throughout 1941 RAF Bomber Command attacked the ships in dock. The close proximity of the ports to Royal Air Force (RAF) airfields allowed a large number of sorties to be flown against the targets in quick succession. The Oberkommando der Marine (Naval High Command), and Adolf Hitler himself desired to move the ships out of range from potential air raids.In December 1941 the Oberkommando der Luftwaffe (High Command of the Air Force) was ordered to formulate an air superiority plan for the protection of three German capital ships to escape from France to Germany through the English Channel. General der Jagdflieger (General of the Fighter Force) Adolf Galland prepared the aerial assets for the operation. Both Cerberus and its supporting operation, Donnerkeil, were launched on 11 February 1942. During the first phase of the operation the Germans achieved surprise. The German ships reached Germany on 13 February 1942, just two days after the start of Cerberus and Donnerkeil.During the Channel Dash the Luftwaffe succeeded in defeating air attacks on the German ships during the operation, thus allowing them to reach German waters. In the air battles that took place over the Channel the British suffered heavy losses for a non-existent return. German losses were modest, and the operation achieved its objective.".
- Operation_Donnerkeil causalties "41 aircraft".
- Operation_Donnerkeil combatant "Germany".
- Operation_Donnerkeil combatant "United Kingdom".
- Operation_Donnerkeil commander Adolf_Galland.
- Operation_Donnerkeil commander Philip_Joubert_de_la_Ferté.
- Operation_Donnerkeil commander Sholto_Douglas,_1st_Baron_Douglas_of_Kirtleside.
- Operation_Donnerkeil commander Trafford_Leigh-Mallory.
- Operation_Donnerkeil date "1942-02-12".
- Operation_Donnerkeil isPartOfMilitaryConflict Western_Front_(World_War_II).
- Operation_Donnerkeil place English_Channel.
- Operation_Donnerkeil place Germany.
- Operation_Donnerkeil place North_Sea.
- Operation_Donnerkeil result "German victory".
- Operation_Donnerkeil strength "252Bf 109andFw 190fighters".
- Operation_Donnerkeil strength "30Bf 110Heavy fighters".
- Operation_Donnerkeil strength "32Dornier Do 217s".
- Operation_Donnerkeil strength "~450 aircraft".
- Operation_Donnerkeil thumbnail EnglishChannel.jpg?width=300.
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