The Hunt for Tirpitz, 42-44 - Animated

Summary by Krater

This video details the Allied bombing campaigns during World War II against the German battleship Tirpitz based in Norway, culminating in her sinking by Lancaster bombers in November 1944.

From the video

Answers: How was the German battleship Tirpitz attacked and sunk during World War II?

• World War II naval warfare
• Aviation attacks on battleships
• Battleship Tirpitz operations
• Fleet in Being doctrine
• Operation Tungsten
• Operation Goodwood
• Operation Catechism

What it concludes

• The initial bombing attempts by Bomber Command and Operation Tungsten failed to sink or severely damage the Tirpitz.
• Midget submarines successfully laid mines under Tirpitz, causing major flooding and disabling her forward turrets.
• Operation Goodwood caused negligible damage to Tirpitz, confirming that sinking her required a much larger bomb.
• The Tallboy bomb, weighing 12,000 pounds and penetrating 16 feet of concrete, was successfully deployed by 617 and 9 squadrons to neutralize and ultimately capsize the Tirpitz.