Operation Hydra (1943)
From Warlike
Q15264163
Operation Hydra was an attack by RAF Bomber Command on a German scientific research centre at Peenemünde on the night of 17/18 August 1943. Group Captain John Searby, commanding officer of No. 83 Squadron RAF, commanded the operation, the first time that Bomber Command used a master bomber to direct the attack of the main force.
1943-01-01T00:00:00Z
1943-01-01T00:00:00Z
1943 Operation Hydra (1943)
{"selectable":false,"showCurrentTime":false,"width":"100%","zoomMin":100000000000}
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| area | region | 1648 | Swedish Pomerania | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | Siege of Wolgast | siege | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 1628 | Battle of Wolgast | Holy Roman Empire, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1715 | Battle of Stresow | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1757 | Sassnitz Campaign | military campaign | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1757 | Belägringen av Peenemünde skans | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1864 | Battle of Jasmund | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1943 | Operation Hydra (1943) | military operation, bombardment | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1757 | Pomeranian War | Sweden, war, Russian Empire, Kingdom of Prussia | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1805 | Franco-Swedish War | Sweden, France, war | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | U-1013 | Type VII C/41 submarine, U-boat, Type VII submarine | Wikidata | |
| organisation | factory | 1948 | Peene-Werft | shipyard, shipbuilding, business | Wikidata |
| organisation | factory | 2010 | P+S Werften | business, shipyard, shipbuilding | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Peenemünder Schanze | fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | U-461 | preserved watercraft, museum ship, U-boat, tripadvisor | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | 1991 | The Peenemünde Historical Technical Museum | military museum | Wikidata |
