What the records say
- When
- 29 Aug 1944
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 69.94° N, 23.05° E
- Description
- 1944 series of British air raids against the Tirpitz
Operation Goodwood (naval)
1944 series of British air raids against the Tirpitz
Operation Goodwood was a series of British carrier air raids conducted against the German battleship Tirpitz at her anchorage in Kaafjord in occupied Norway during late August 1944. It was the last of several attacks made by the Home Fleet during 1944 which sought to damage or sink Tirpitz and thereby eliminate the threat it posed to Allied shipping.
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