Operation Ruthless was a secret operation conducted by British intelligence during World War II. Specifically, it took place in the late summer of 1942. The operation aimed to capture a German weather ship, the "Lübeck," which was stationed in the Arctic Ocean. The goal was to gather intelligence and potentially access the ship's equipment, which could provide crucial data for German weather reports and forecasts used to inform military operations.
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