On December 2, 1939, at Wilhelmshaven, the base of the German Home Fleet, Marshal Lütjens, Commander of the Home Fleet, boarded the battleship Kaiser.
Although aircraft carriers had become the absolute mainstay of the German Navy, many commanders still preferred battleships as their flagships. In this attack on the Bolshevik Navy, the four Lion-class battleships would undoubtedly be the main force. That was why Marshal Lütjens had chosen the battleship Kaiser as his flagship.
If they went to war with the American Navy in the future, he might move his command headquarters aboard an aircraft carrier. After all, in a decisive battle against the American Navy, aircraft carriers would be the undisputed main force.
"Your Excellency, please rest assured. We will certainly win this battle with ease!" Marshal Lütjens was brimming with confidence.
Marshal Raeder nodded. He believed that, given the strength of the German Home Fleet, it would certainly be able to defeat the Bolshevik Navy.
To conceal this operation, the force leaving Wilhelmshaven consisted not merely of four Kaiser-class battleships and two Constellation-class aircraft carriers. All eight Capital Ships and all four Constellation-class aircraft carriers had put to sea.
This move by the German Navy immediately put the American Navy across the ocean on high alert, as if facing a formidable enemy. After all, if the German Home Fleet had mobilized in full force and was headed for the American Navy, they would be in grave danger.
For a time, the American Navy Operations Department issued orders canceling all leave across the Navy. All personnel were required to return to their warships as quickly as possible. At the same time, every kind of Reconnaissance Aircraft, scout vessel, and spy sprang into action, seeking to uncover the German Navy's intentions.
Even President Roosevelt took notice of the matter. He