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Learn the full history of the sinking of the Tirpitz and how 29 RAF Lancaster bombers destroyed the pride of the German Navy in 1944.

Explore the dramatic and precise RAF attack on the German battleship Tirpitz at Tromsø on 12 November 1944. Discover how 29 Avro Lancaster bombers from No. 617 and No. 9 Squadrons executed Operation Catechism using the devastating 12,000-pound Tallboy bombs to sink this 42,900-ton warship, ending its threat to Arctic convoys.

This video details the tactical planning, the layered German defenses, the critical weather and smoke screen limitations, and the human stories on both sides, including Wing Commander James “Willie” Tait and Kapitän zur See Robert Weber. Witness authentic 1940s military photographs of the Tirpitz, Lancasters in formation, anti-aircraft defenses, and the sinking aftermath.

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