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This is an order of battle for the German and Allied forces involved in Operation Sportpalast between 6 and 13 March 1942.
German
[edit]Surface battle group
[edit]The battle group under the command of Vice-Admiral Otto Ciliax comprised:[1]
Allied
[edit]Home Fleet
[edit]- HMS Victorious[2]
- 809 Naval Air Squadron (12 Fairey Fulmars)
- 817 Naval Air Squadron (9 Fairey Albacores)
- 832 Naval Air Squadron (12 Fairey Albacores)
Convoy PQ12
[edit]Convoy QP8
[edit]References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ Bishop 2012, p. 70.
- ^ Brown 2009, p. 19.
Bibliography
[edit]- Bishop, Patrick (2012). Target Tirpitz. London: Harper Press. ISBN 978-0-00-743119-9.
- Brown, David (2009). Hobbs, David (ed.). Carrier Operations in World War II. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Frontline. ISBN 978-1-84832-042-0.
- Woodman, Richard (2004). The Arctic Convoys: 1941–1945 (Paperback ed.). London: John Murray. ISBN 0-7195-6617-7.