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The channel dash saw Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, Prinz Eugene and some small ships go through Brest harbor, through the english channel and home to Germany in 1942.

Admiral Raeder thought the idea of putting ships through the channel (in daylight no less) was complete folly and said so; with Hitler patently overuling him.

If the operation never got past the planning stage and the ships suffered other fates (sunk at anchor, sunk on sorties, interned whatever) and the details of the planning of operation cerebus came to light; would the operation being as successful as it was be considered asb
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