The German battleship ''Tirpitz'' was attacked on multiple occasions by

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forces during

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. While most of the attacks failed to inflict any damage on the battleship, she was placed out of action for a lengthy period following the

Operation Source Operation Source was a series of attacks to neutralise the heavy German warships – ''Tirpitz'', ''Scharnhorst'' and ''Lützow'' – based in northern Norway, using X-class midget submarines. The attacks took place in September 1943 at Kaaf ...

midget submarine attack on 22 September 1943 and for a short period after the

Operation Tungsten Operation Tungsten was a Second World War Royal Navy air raid that targeted the German battleship ''Tirpitz''. The operation sought to damage or destroy ''Tirpitz'' at her base in Kaafjord in the far north of Norway before she could become ...

aircraft carrier strike on 3 April 1944. ''Tirpitz'' suffered severe and irreparable damage after being hit by a Tallboy bomb during the

Operation Paravane Operation Paravane was a British air raid of World War II that inflicted heavy damage on the German battleship ''Tirpitz'', at anchor in Kaafjord in the far north of German-occupied Norway. The attack was conducted on 15 September 1944 by ...

air raid on 15 September 1944, and was sunk with heavy loss of life in the

Operation Catechism Operation Catechism was a British air raid of World War II that destroyed the German battleship ''Tirpitz''. It was conducted on 12 November 1944 by 29 Royal Air Force heavy bombers that attacked the battleship at its anchorage near the Norwegia ...

raid on 12 November that year.

List of attacks

References

;Citations ;Works consulted * * * *{{cite book, last=Roskill, first=S.W., title=The War at Sea 1939–1945. Volume III: The Offensive Part II, year=1961, publisher=Her Majesty's Stationery Office, location=London, oclc=59005418 Aerial operations and battles of World War II Arctic naval operations of World War II Attacks of the German battleship Tirpitz Allied attacks of the Tirpitz