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		\| date = 16–18 May 1942
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		\| result = German victory
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		\| strength1 = 1 heavy cruiser<br>2 destroyers<br>2 torpedo boats
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		'''Operation Zauberflöte''' was conducted by the German military during ] to return the damaged ] ] from Norway to Germany. ''Prinz Eugen'' departed ] in Norway on 16 May 1942 escorted by two ]s and two ]s. ] aircraft made two unsuccessful attacks against the German force on 17 May. Nine Allied aircraft and three German aircraft were shot down. ''Prinz Eugen'' reached Germany without having incurred further damage on 18 May.

		==Background==

		==Operation==

		==Aftermath==

		==References==
		===Citations===
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		===Works consulted===
		*{{cite book \|last1=Ashworth \|first1=Chris \|title=RAF Coastal Command: 1936-1969 \|date=1992 \|publisher=Patrick Stephens \|location=Yeovil, United Kingdom \|isbn=978-1-85260-345-8}}
		*{{cite book \|last1=Barker \|first1=Ralph \|title=Ship-Busters: British Torpedo-Bombers in World War II \|date=2010 \|publisher=Stackpole Books \|location=Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania \|isbn=9780811706445}}
		* {{cite book\|last=Rohwer\|first=Jürgen\|author-link=Jürgen Rohwer\|title=Chronology of the War at Sea: 1939–1945: The Naval History of World War Two\|year=2005\|publisher=Naval Institute Press\|location=Annapolis, Maryland\|isbn=978-1-59114-119-8\|edition=Third revised}}
		*{{cite book \|last1=Thomas \|first1=Andrew \|title=Defiant, Blenheim, and Havoc aces \|date=2012 \|publisher=Osprey Publishing \|location=Oxford \|isbn=9781849086677}}

Latest revision as of 08:30, 3 September 2021

Operation Zauberflöte

Date	16–18 May 1942
Location	North Sea
Result	German victory

Belligerents

Germany

United Kingdom

Commanders and leaders

Mervyn Williams

Strength

1 heavy cruiser
2 destroyers
2 torpedo boats

54 aircraft

Casualties and losses

3 aircraft

9 aircraft

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Military operations, Norway 1941–1945

1941

1942

Musketoon

1943

1944

1945

Associated articles

Heavy water (1942–1944)
Attacks on Tirpitz (1942–1944)
- Title
- Source
- Tungsten
- Mascot
- Goodwood
- Paravane
- Obviate
- Catechism
Tirpitz operations (1942–1944)
RAF–Fleet Air Arm

Operation Zauberflöte was conducted by the German military during World War II to return the damaged heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen from Norway to Germany. Prinz Eugen departed Trondheim in Norway on 16 May 1942 escorted by two destroyers and two torpedo boats. Allied aircraft made two unsuccessful attacks against the German force on 17 May. Nine Allied aircraft and three German aircraft were shot down. Prinz Eugen reached Germany without having incurred further damage on 18 May.

Background

Operation

Aftermath

References

Citations

Works consulted

Ashworth, Chris (1992). RAF Coastal Command: 1936-1969. Yeovil, United Kingdom: Patrick Stephens. ISBN 978-1-85260-345-8.
Barker, Ralph (2010). Ship-Busters: British Torpedo-Bombers in World War II. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books. ISBN 9780811706445.
Rohwer, Jürgen (2005). Chronology of the War at Sea: 1939–1945: The Naval History of World War Two (Third revised ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-59114-119-8.
Thomas, Andrew (2012). Defiant, Blenheim, and Havoc aces. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 9781849086677.