Operation Cerberus
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Operation Cerberus was a daring World War II German naval operation in which major warships made a high-speed, heavily defended dash from occupied France through the English Channel back to German ports.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Operation Cerberus canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Operation Cerberus Context triple: [Kriegsmarine, notableOperation, Operation Cerberus]
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A.
Operation U-Go
Operation U-Go was a major Japanese offensive during World War II aimed at invading British-held India from Burma in 1944.
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B.
Operation Crossbow
Operation Crossbow was a World War II Allied campaign of intelligence, bombing, and reconnaissance aimed at locating and destroying German V-weapon (V-1 and V-2) research, production, and launch sites.
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C.
Operation Wilfred
Operation Wilfred was a British World War II naval operation in April 1940 aimed at mining Norwegian coastal waters to disrupt German access to Swedish iron ore, helping trigger the subsequent German invasion of Norway and battles such as Narvik.
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D.
Operation Fortitude
Operation Fortitude was a World War II Allied deception campaign designed to mislead Nazi Germany about the timing and location of the D-Day invasion.
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E.
Operation Horseshoe (alleged)
Operation Horseshoe (alleged) is a purported Serbian military plan for the systematic expulsion of ethnic Albanians from Kosovo during the Kosovo War, whose existence and authenticity have been widely disputed.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Operation Cerberus Target entity description: Operation Cerberus was a daring World War II German naval operation in which major warships made a high-speed, heavily defended dash from occupied France through the English Channel back to German ports.
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A.
Operation U-Go
Operation U-Go was a major Japanese offensive during World War II aimed at invading British-held India from Burma in 1944.
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B.
Operation Crossbow
Operation Crossbow was a World War II Allied campaign of intelligence, bombing, and reconnaissance aimed at locating and destroying German V-weapon (V-1 and V-2) research, production, and launch sites.
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C.
Operation Wilfred
Operation Wilfred was a British World War II naval operation in April 1940 aimed at mining Norwegian coastal waters to disrupt German access to Swedish iron ore, helping trigger the subsequent German invasion of Norway and battles such as Narvik.
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D.
Operation Fortitude
Operation Fortitude was a World War II Allied deception campaign designed to mislead Nazi Germany about the timing and location of the D-Day invasion.
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E.
Operation Horseshoe (alleged)
Operation Horseshoe (alleged) is a purported Serbian military plan for the systematic expulsion of ethnic Albanians from Kosovo during the Kosovo War, whose existence and authenticity have been widely disputed.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German military operation
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World War II operation ⓘ naval operation ⓘ |
| characteristic |
close coordination of naval and air forces
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surprise maneuver ⓘ |
| codeName | Cerberus ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| consequence |
British failure to stop German capital ships in the Channel
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German surface fleet redeployed to home waters ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| destinationPort |
Brunsbüttel
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Wilhelmshaven ⓘ |
| endDate | 1942-02-13 ⓘ |
| followedBy | operations of German ships from home ports in the North Sea ⓘ |
| hasAlias | Channel Dash ⓘ |
| involvedShip |
German battleship Gneisenau
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German battleship Scharnhorst ⓘ German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen ⓘ |
| location |
English Channel
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North Sea ⓘ Strait of Dover ⓘ |
| notableEvent | German ships passed through the Strait of Dover in daylight ⓘ |
| objective |
avoid British air and naval attacks on German ships in Brest
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transfer German capital ships from Brest to German ports ⓘ |
| opponent | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
British coastal artillery
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British motor torpedo boats ⓘ British torpedo bombers ⓘ |
| originPort | Brest ⓘ |
| participant |
Kriegsmarine
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Luftwaffe ⓘ Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ |
| plannedBy | Kriegsmarine High Command ⓘ |
| precededBy | German deployment of capital ships to Brest ⓘ |
| result |
German capital ships reached home ports
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German tactical success ⓘ |
| riskLevel | high ⓘ |
| startDate | 1942-02-11 ⓘ |
| subOperationOf | Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Luftwaffe ⓘ |
| tactic |
heavy air cover by Luftwaffe fighters
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high-speed dash through the English Channel ⓘ mine-sweeping and escort by smaller German vessels ⓘ |
| theater | European theatre of World War II ⓘ |
| year | 1942 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Operation Cerberus Description of subject: Operation Cerberus was a daring World War II German naval operation in which major warships made a high-speed, heavily defended dash from occupied France through the English Channel back to German ports.
Referenced by (6)
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