Operation Rösselsprung

	Operation Rösselsprung Rösselsprung (which refers to the Knight's Move in chess) was the code-name given to two German operations in World War II: * Operation Rösselsprung (1942) The planned attack by ''Tirpitz'' and other surface vessels against arctic convoy PQ 17 in 1942 Operation Rösselsprung (1944) The German-led operation to kill or capture Josip Broz Tito at Drvar Drvar (, ) is a town and the seat of the Municipality of Drvar in Canton 10 of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in western Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the road between Bosansko Grahovo an ... , Yugoslavia in May 1944 {{SIA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Knight (chess) The knight (♘, ♞) is a piece in the game of chess, represented by a horse's head and neck. It moves two squares vertically and one square horizontally, or two squares horizontally and one square vertically, jumping over other pieces. Each player starts the game with two knights on the b- and g-, each located between a rook and a bishop. Movement Compared to other chess pieces, the knight's movement is unique: it moves two squares vertically and one square horizontally, or two squares horizontally and one square vertically (with both forming the shape of a capital L). Consequently, a knight alternates between light and dark squares with each move. When moving, the knight can jump over pieces to reach its destination. Knights capture in the same way, replacing the enemy piece on the square and removing it from the board. A knight can have up to eight available moves at once. Knights and pawns are the only pieces that can be moved in the chess starting position. Val ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks in World War II, Tanks and Air warfare of World War II, aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in history, causing World War II casualties, the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Allied-occupied Germany, Germany, Allied-occupied Austria, Austria, Occupation of Japan, Japan, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Operation Rösselsprung (1942) (Operation Knight's Move) was a plan by the German Navy () to intercept an Arctic convoy in mid-1942. It was the largest operation of its type mounted by the and resulted in the near-destruction of Convoy PQ 17. The success of the operation was indirect in that none of the ships engaged the convoy, its losses being inflicted by U-boat and aircraft attacks. Despite not making contact with the convoy a number of the ships of were damaged and the heavy cruiser , ran aground in thick fog, needing three months of repairs. Background is the Knight's move in chess and was a plan to intercept Convoy PQ 17, expected in late June 1942. Two German naval forces were assembled, one at Trondheim, comprised the battleship , the heavy cruiser and six destroyers (Admiral Otto Schniewind); the second, at Narvik, was composed of the heavy cruisers , and six destroyers (Vice-Admiral Oskar Kummetz). Wolfpack (Ice Devil) of six (later eight) U-boats was established in the Norwegian Sea no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Convoy PQ 17 Convoy PQ 17 was an Allied Arctic convoy during the Second World War. On 27 June 1942, the ships sailed from Hvalfjörður, Iceland, for the port of Arkhangelsk in the Soviet Union. The convoy was located by German forces on 1 July, shadowed and attacked. The First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Dudley Pound, acting on information that German ships, including , were moving to intercept, ordered the covering force, based on the Allied battleships and away from the convoy and told the convoy to scatter. Because of vacillation by ''Oberkommando der Wehrmacht'' (OKW, German armed forces high command), the ''Tirpitz'' raid never materialised. The convoy was the first large joint Anglo-American naval operation under British command; in Churchill's view this encouraged a more careful approach to fleet movements. As the close escort and the covering cruiser forces withdrew westwards to intercept the German raiders, the merchant ships were left without escorts. The freighters were attacked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Operation Rösselsprung (1944) Operation Rösselsprung () was a combined Airborne forces, airborne and ground assault by the Nazi Germany, German XV Mountain Corps (Germany), XV Mountain Corps and collaborationism, collaborationist forces on the Partisan Supreme Headquarters, Supreme Headquarters of the Yugoslav Partisans in the Bosnia (region), Bosnian town of Drvar in the Independent State of Croatia during World War II. It was launched 25 May 1944, with the goal of capturing or killing Partisan leader Marshal Josip Broz Tito and destroying the headquarters, support facilities and co-located Allies of World War II, Allied military missions. It is associated with the Seventh Enemy Offensive () in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslav history, forming part of the Seven Enemy Offensives historiographical framework. The airborne assault itself is also known as the Raid on Drvar (). Operation Rösselsprung was a coup de main operation, involving Direct action (military), direct action by a combined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Josip Broz Tito Josip Broz ( sh-Cyrl, Јосип Броз, ; 7 May 1892 – 4 May 1980), commonly known as Tito ( ; , ), was a Yugoslavia, Yugoslav communist revolutionary and politician who served in various positions of national leadership from 1943 until his death in 1980. During World War II, he led the Yugoslav Partisans, often regarded as the most effective Resistance during World War II, resistance movement in German-occupied Europe. Following Yugoslavia's liberation in 1945, he served as its Prime Minister of Yugoslavia, prime minister from 1945 to 1963, and President of Yugoslavia, president from 1953 until his death in 1980. The political ideology and policies promulgated by Tito are known as Titoism. Tito was born to a Croat father and a Slovene mother in Kumrovec in what was then Austria-Hungary. Drafted into military service, he distinguished himself, becoming the youngest sergeant major in the Austro-Hungarian Army of that time. After being seriously wounded and captured by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]