- Operation Haifisch
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Prelude
1939
Phoney War – Saar – The Heligoland Bight
1940
Luxembourg – The Netherlands – (The Hague – Rotterdam – Zeeland – Rotterdam Blitz) – Belgium – (Fort Eben-Emael – Hannut – Gembloux ) – France – (Sedan – Arras – Lille – Calais – Paula – Dunkirk – Dunkirk evacuation – Italian Invasion of France) – Britain - (Adlertag - The Hardest Day - Battle of Britain Day - The Blitz) – Sea Lion
1942–1943
Cerberus and Donnerkeil – St Nazaire Raid – Dieppe Raid
1944–1945
Overlord – Dragoon – Siegfried Line – Market Garden – (Arnhem) – Hürtgen Forest – Aachen – Queen - Scheldt – Bulge – (Nordwind – Bodenplatte) – Colmar Pocket – Invasion of Germany
Strategic Campaigns
The Blitz – Defence of the Reich – Battle of AtlanticOperation Haifisch (Shark) was a German codename for the cover operation against Great Britain in World War II, intended (like Operation Harpune) to conceal preparations for Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union.
Elaborated by Wilhelm Keitel and designated to begin in April 1941, the aim was to strike at England's southern coast in four different places between Folkestone and Worthing. The Kriegsmarine's main task was to ferry the invasion forces after loading them at major ports between Cherbourg and Rotterdam.
See also
References
Categories:- Naval battles and operations of World War II (European theatre)
- World War II deception operations
- German World War II stubs
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