Operation Regenbogen (Arctic)
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Drawing of Scharnhorst | |
| Operational scope | Naval operation |
| Planned by | Kriegsmarine |
| Objective | Destruction of Convoy JW 51B |
| Date | Began 30 December 1942 |
| Executed by | Group Command North |
Operation Rainbow (Unternehmen Regenbogen) was a 1942 sortie into the Arctic Ocean by warships of the Nazi German Kriegsmarine (German Navy) during the Second World War. The operation culminated in the Battle of the Barents Sea.