Operation Kiebitz

Operation Kiebitz
Part of the American Theater of World War II
HMCS Rimouski, seen here between 1944 and 1945, was the flagship in the operation that foiled the German escape attempt.
Location	Canada
Target	Camp 30, Bowmanville, Ontario
Date	September 1943
Executed by	Nazi Germany
Outcome	Failed

Operation Kiebitz was a failed German operation during World War II to organize the escape of four skilled U-boat commanders from a Canadian prisoner of war camp in Bowmanville, Ontario. The subsequent counter operation by the Royal Canadian Navy, Operation Pointe Maisonnette, became a key engagement in the Battle of the St. Lawrence and was also successful in thwarting the Germans' plan.