What the records say
- When
- 11 Feb 1942 – 12 Feb 1942
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 50.00° N, 2.00° W
- Description
- codename for a German military operation of the Second World War
Operation Donnerkeil
1942 German military operation
Unternehmen Donnerkeil was the codename for a German military operation during the Second World War. Donnerkeil was an air superiority operation designed to support Operation Cerberus, the Kriegsmarine plan to evacuate capital ships from France to Germany.
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