266: War at Sea '41 Pt. 4 - The End of Operation Berlin
History of the Second World War

266: War at Sea '41 Pt. 4 - The End of Operation Berlin

B2Upper-intermediateJuly 17, 202624 min

Operation Berlin reaches its conclusion as Scharnhorst and Gneisenau continue their Atlantic cruise, repeatedly finding merchant shipping but also repeatedly being checked by the presence of British battleships. This episode follows Lütjens through further searches, missed opportunities, encounters with Malaya and Rodney, and the final run into Brest, before turning to the RAF attacks that badly damaged Gneisenau and disrupted the Kriegsmarine's plans for an even larger surface-raiding operation. The result is a look at both the promise and the fragility of Germany's surface-raider strategy in the spring of 1941. Credit Episode Image: ⁠⁠https://www.f...

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