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	Scharnhorst - Gallery - Operation "Cerberus"
		During this operation the Scharnhorst was the flagship.
		During Operation "Cerberus" the Scharnhorst hit a mine twice.
		Despite hitting two mines during Operation "Cerberus" the Scharnhorst managed to reach Wilhelmshaven 13 February 1942.
	www.scharnhorst-class.dk /scharnhorst/gallery/gallscharncerberus.html (232 words)

	::The Gneisenau::
		Their dash up the English Channel in February 1942, Operation Cerberus, along with the Prinz Eugen, was a major embarrassment for the Royal Navy.
		She was armed with nine-11 inch guns, twelve 5.9-inch guns, fourteen 4.1-inch AA guns, sixteen 37-mm AA guns ten and later thirty eight 20-mm AA guns, six 21 inch torpedo tubes and four aircraft.
		She was a heavy cruiser and, along with the Hipper and the Blucher, was built in defiance of the Treaty of Versailles.
	www.historylearningsite.co.uk /gneisenau.htm (373 words)

	The Channel Dash Forecast
		Because of the joint nature of the operation, he coordinated his forecasts with Dr. Süssenberger, Chief Meteorologist of Naval Group (West) describing the relationship as "..exemplary in very way, which, from the military viewpoint could not always be said of the Air Force and Navy.
		The success of operation Cerberus/Donnerkiel rests on the daring plan and joint coordination, but instrumental to its success was the forecast by Stöbe and the weather's role in concealing the German ships from detection or employing more armor piercing bombs.
		Cerberus is the three-headed dog of Greek mythology who guards the entrance to Hades.
	www.datasync.com /~bouchard/rich/channel_dash.htm (3269 words)

	EyeToy: Operation Spy (ps2: 2005): Reviews
		While Operation Spy has moments of enjoyable gameplay, it's hampered significantly by repetitive game mechanics found in previous EyeToy titles and a lack of depth to the story premise.
		Operation Spy is strictly for the 007 crowd – the age 0 to 7 crowd, that is.
		Operation Spy proves there's plenty of spy-related mini-games yet to be made, but ripping them out of the context of some kind of story means it's all pretty boring.
	www.metacritic.com /games/platforms/ps2/eyetoyoperationspy (825 words)

	Europe Western Front D-Day (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Operation Weserübung (The Invasion of Norway and Denmark)
		Operation Gomorrah, the brainchild of Arthur Harris, involved using both British and American aircraft to concentrate their bombing attacks against one city - the port city of Hamburg for a ten day period.
		The preparations for Operation "Watch on The Rhine" were remarkably well handled considering the terrible condition of Germany and its war machine at this stage of the war.
	www.ww2guide.com /west.shtml (8366 words)

	Alternate Campaigns: Northern and Western Europe
		Operation Cerberus was a plan to move three large German warships from Brest to safer anchorage in Germany and redeeployment off Norway.
		The selected repsonse plan included a joint operation of torpeedo bombers and MTBs in the Channel at night, which was when they British assumed the Germans would tryto run the Channel, with a backstop of a squadron of old destroyers from Harwich.
		Britain had operational Meteor Is operating over England in July, 1944, though admittedly, they had very short legs; still, they could be used as last ditch interceptors for a long range Arado strike on Dover or the Thames estuary.
	uncleted.jinak.cz /altcamp1.htm (4851 words)

	::Operation Cerberus::
		Operation Cerberus is the name given to a dash up the English Channel by three major warships of the German Navy — the Scharnhorst, the Gneisenau and the Prinz Eugen.
		In June 1941, Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa — the attack on Russia.
		The Scharnhorst had hit a mine but Ciliax was eager to contact Berlin that their operation had been a great success.
	www.historylearningsite.co.uk /operation_cerberus.htm (1633 words)

	Heller 1/400 Gneisenau
		With the start of Operation Barbarossa, Germany needed assets in the North Sea to stop the convoys headed to the icy Soviet ports of Murmansk and Arkangelesk.
		Operation Cerberus was planned as a grand deception.
		Despite Scharnhorst and Gneisenau striking mines, operation Cerberus was a success.
	www.internetmodeler.com /2000/may/ships/gneisenau.htm (2470 words)

	Service of Boston/Havoc with Royal Air Force
		A crew of two was carried, a pilot in front and a radar operator sitting in the rear cockpit.
		Operating at night and at low altitude, they were difficult to intercept and carried a hefty punch with their 2000-pound bombload and battery of four 0.303-inch nose
		The four squadrons operated their Bostons until early 1946, when they were either disbanded or re-equipped with Mosquitoes.
	home.att.net /~jbaugher4/a20_24.html (2443 words)

	Ernst Wurges
		Polish submarines were sighted operating in the vicinity and, on at least one occasion, fired torpedoes at the destroyers, almost hitting the Erich Steinbrinck.
		In February, 1940, Wurges and the Friedrich Eckoldt participated in "Operation Wikinger." This disastrous operation has been considered a prime example of the deadly lack of cooperation between the Luftwaffe and the Kriegsmarine.
		Wurges was next on the Eckoldt during Operation Rheinübung (Exercise Rhine), a campaign in which the Battleships Bismarck and Prince Eugen set forth to sink as much Allied convoy tonnage as possible.
	members.tripod.com /richardwhite1/id65.htm (2910 words)

	Australian Government Department of Defence - Sea King Board of Inquiry
		He deployed to East Timor for Operation Citadel and was eventually posted to HMAS Kanimbla’s Primary Casualty Reception Facility for Operation Sumatra Assist.
		Operation Sumatra Assist was the first operation LEUT Goodall had served in.
		In March 2005, FLTLT Rowbottom was deployed to Indonesia for Operation Sumatra Assist II.
	www.defence.gov.au /sea_king_boi/memorial.htm (595 words)

	Tamiya America Item #31805 \| Prinz Eugen Ger Heavy Cruiser
		Known as Operation Cerberus, this was to be one of the riskiest, yet best prepared and best coordinated operations carried out by German forces in the Second World War.
		After arriving safely in German waters, Prinz Eugen was active in the strategic withdrawal from the Russian front, firing thousands of shells at encroaching Russian forces when she provided support for evacuation ships carrying German troops and civilians.
		In Operation Cerberus, Prinz Eugen was equipped with 5 additional 20mm AA-gun quadruple turrets for the "Channel Dash."
	www.tamiyausa.com /product/item.php?product-id=31805 (379 words)

	Scharnhorst - The History - Operation "Cerberus" - The Channel Dash
		In addition to this, Fighter Command operated daylight sweeps, known as "Jim Crow" patrols, between the mouth of the Somme and Ostend.
		In one of them the wireless operator was wounded and a cannon shell put the torpedo release gear out of action.
		Sergeant Rout was hit in the hand, his wireless operator was wounded in an arm and a leg, and the rear gunner was injured when a fragment of broken perspex cut into his right eye.
	www.scharnhorst-class.dk /scharnhorst/history/scharncerberus.html (8107 words)

	Lesser Known Facts of WWII 1942
		Operation 'Pluto' was considered one of the greatest engineering feats in the history of war.
		As the convoy sailed from the port of Brest towards Boulogne (Operation 'Cerberus') they were attacked by six Swordfish torpedo bombers of the Fleet Air Arm 825 Squadron commanded by Lt. Cdr.
		The Scharnhorst (Vice Admiral Ciliax) was damaged by two mines during the operation and Gneisenau hit a mine in the attempt to reach Germany, but early on the 13th Scharnhorst docked safely at her home base at Wilhelmshaven.
	members.iinet.net.au /~gduncan/1942.html (4207 words)

	Operation "Ostfront" - The Battle off the North Cape (25-26. December 1943) - FileFront Gaming Forums
		Operation Ostfront was a German attempt at interdicting the supply convoys in the Arctic sea which was rendering aid to Russia.
		Operation Cerberus, AKA The Channel Dash would be a nice map, but I dont know how it should be made in FH...
		Idea: One control point that is only captureable only by the Germans located in the Northeast, land on the far edges of either sides of the map with spawnpoints for British and German Aircraft (and some German aircraft that spawn in air over the German ships).
	forums.filefront.com /showthread.php?t=187786 (1790 words)

	WWII Online Event - Gameworld Network news story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Operation: Cerberus "The Channel Dash" is set to run on Saturday, December 28th from 1200-1500 Central Standard Time (U.S.A.).
		Coded 'Operation Cerberus', the pride of the German Navy - the two battlecruisers Gneisenau and Scharnhorst and the cruiser Prinz Eugen were ordered to leave the French Port of Brest and make a dash through the dangerous straits of the English Channel.
		The fleet would pass within a few miles of the British coast, within easy striking distance of the R.A.F.; secrecy, careful planning, ample air cover and the element of surprise would be the key components of the exercise.
	pcgames.gwn.com /news/story.php/id/967 (697 words)

	WORTHPLAYING - - All about games !
		Taking place just 3 weeks ago in November 2004 in the final push by US forces to regain control of the insurgents’ stronghold, “Fallujah: Operation al-Fajr” re-creates the largest single military action since the fall of Saddam’s regime.
		Players join U.S. Marines and Army soldiers in their joint operation to capture the Jolan district in Fallujah.
		Also featured in the Kuma’s News Report segment of “Fallujah: Operation al-Fajr” is a discussion with Major General Thomas L. Wilkerson, USMC (ret) on the strategy behind the fight for control of Fallujah and the importance of securing the city as a stronghold.
	www.worthplaying.com /article.php?sid=21820 (318 words)

	"The Channel Dash" by Robert Taylor. Me109s of JG-2 fly low escort above the mighty German Warships. In company with a ...
		Coded Operation Cerberus, the pride of the German Navy – the two battlecruisers ‘Gneisenau’; and ‘Scharnhorst’; and the cruiser ‘Prinz Eugen’ – were ordered to leave the French port of Brest and make a dash through the dangerous straits of the English Channel, to the relative safety of the Elbe estuary.
		The battle fleet would pass within a few miles of the British coast, within easy striking distance of the RAF; secrecy, careful planning, ample air cover and the element of surprise would be the key components of the exercise.
		The Channel Dash is remembered today as one of the most remarkable air-sea adventures of World War II and was described by Galland as one of the most important and successful operations of his career.
	www.valorstudios.com /ChannelDash.htm (837 words)

	NIST Cerberus, An IPsec Reference Implementation for Linux
		After getting reports that the current release of the Cerberus code was not encapsulating in router mode, it was discovered that the patch for linux/include/net/ip.h was missing from the release (a reference was in the install.pl file but the file itself was missing).
		The NIST Cerberus IPsec Reference Implementation for Linux was developed based on the current ESP and AH specifications and several of the current algorithm drafts including the AES draft.
		The 5 AES finalist algorithms are included with Cerberus to enable development and testing of AES IPsec implementations.
	w3.antd.nist.gov /tools/cerberus (3574 words)

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		operated primarily in home waters, stationed at Dover, Portland, Harwich and Felixstowe, contending for control of the English Channel and North Sea but substantial numbers of the boats made it to the Mediterranean Sea.
		The aim was to sink the cruiser Bolzano, which the Germans had raised there and were repairing for service under the German flag.
		The destroyer Grecale and the MTB 74 approached close to La Spezia and disembarked five ‘pigs,’ crewed by six Italians (Lieutenant Cugia, Ensigns Berlingeri and De Angelis, and Divers Zoppis, Gianni, and Cattorno) and four British (Sub-Lieutenant Causer and Petty Officers Smith, Serly, and Lawrence).
	www.steelnavy.com /WEM350MTB57.htm (2225 words)

	World War II Online HQ
		Becoming fully operational at the end of 1940 as the First Torpedoboote Flotilla consisting of T1 to T6, and the Second Torpedobotte Flotilla, consisting of T7 to T12, the ships of this class took part in operations near Jutland and the laying of mines in the North Sea, and were transferred to France in 1940.
		This class became operational as the Third Torpedoboote Flotilla with most ships, T13 to T19, being based in France and T20 and T21 being based in Norway until mid-1943 when they were transferred to the torpedo training school in the Baltic Sea and many of them were used for U-boat training.
		Unlike the previous classes which had been designed to operate in either coastal waters or the North Sea, the Flottentorpedoboote 1944 class was designed to operate with other Kriegsmarine units in the North Atlantic.
	www.hq.wwiionline.com /profiles/t_boat.shtml (1459 words)

	James Bond 007 Comics :: MI6
		Criminal organization Cerberus, is willing to kill anyone who stands in their way of controlling Omega - a computer program with the most valuable possession of all - a consciousness.
		Bond must baby sit a computer genius and learn the secrets of her latest development before Cerberus can attempt a second kidnapping., an attack on New York, and a final confrontation in cyberspace.
		SPECTRE were to play the part of the villainous organization behind the operations, but Glidrose reportedly blocked their inclusion - and Cerberus was born.
	www.mi6.co.uk /sections/comics/asa.php3 (500 words)

	Scharnhorst, Gneisenau Operation Cerberus
		Admiral Ciliax's mighty Scharnhorst leads her sister Gneisenau and Prinz Eugen up the English Channel during 'Operation Cerberus', their daring breakout from the port of Brest on the French Atlantic coast to the relative safety of Wilhelmshaven and Brunsbuttel.
		All three ships survived what became known as the Channel Dash, not without damage, but the operation proved a huge propaganda success for Germany and a crushing embarrassment for the British.
		A number of torpedo boats are in attendance, including Kondor and Falke and the Z class destroyer Friedrich Ihn in the distance.
	www.military-art.com /dhm1188.htm (674 words)

	Robert Taylor, Naval Prints
		On the conning tower the skipper takes a final look across the water to the distant highlands while the crew savour the fresh salt air knowing soon they will submerge into their eerie, silent, artificial world, beneath the waves.
		On 5 Nov 1942 Saracen took part in Operation Torch - the Allied ladings in North Africa, and on 9 Nov he sighted and sank the Italian submarine Granito, being awarded the DSO.
		In February 1943 Ian McIntosh was appointed to command HM Submarine Sceptre operating in Norwegian waters and in the Bay of Biscay.
	www.militaryartcompany.com /taylor.htm (2459 words)

	1942 - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		February 11 - Operation Cerberus - Flotilla of Kriegsmarine ships dash from Brest through the English Channel to northern ports; British fail to sink any one of them
		November 21 - The completion of the Alaska Highway (also known as the Alcan Highway) is celebrated (the "highway" was not usable by general vehicles until 1943, however).
		November 22 - World War II: Battle of Stalingrad - The situation for the German attackers of Stalingrad seems desperate during the Soviet counter-attack Operation Uranus and General Friedrich von Paulus sends Adolf Hitler a telegram saying that the German 6th army is surrounded.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/1/9/4/1942.html (2994 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Operation Cerberus was the name of the bold plan for the heavy ships to steam through the English Channel and return to Germany.
		The British were caught flat-footed and the German operation was a success.
		She went to Kiel and put into a drydock.
	www.steelnavy.com /NNT28cmBunkrt.htm (300 words)

	Alternate Campaigns: Northern and Western Europe
		Operation Cerberus was a plan to move three large German warships from Brest to safer anchorage in Germany.
		Other than being fascinating as an operation (the German plan well as the English reponse), due to it's limited scale, Operation Thunderbolt is a good campaign scale.
		The Kreigsmarine was particularly bad at cooperation, but on this occasion, placing an air liaison on board each of the major combatants seems to have worked well.
	world.std.com /~Ted7/altcamp1.htm (4337 words)

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