▁and ▁bomb ▁their ▁targets . ▁Although ▁the ▁report ▁was ▁not ▁widely ▁accepted ▁by ▁senior ▁R AF ▁command ers , ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁W inst on ▁Church ill , ▁instruct ed ▁Commander - in - Ch ief ▁Richard ▁Pe irse ▁that ▁during ▁the ▁winter ▁months ▁only ▁limited ▁operations ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁conducted . ▁Fl ight ▁operations ▁were ▁also ▁h inder ed ▁by ▁bad ▁weather ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁months ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁so ▁II ./ N J G   1 ▁only ▁saw ▁very ▁limited ▁action ▁during ▁that ▁period . ▁ ▁Channel ▁D ash ▁and ▁night ▁f ighter ▁pilot ▁On ▁ 8 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁II . ▁Gruppe ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁K oks ij de ▁Air ▁Base ▁without ▁having ▁scored ▁any ▁vict ories ▁while ▁station ed ▁at ▁Sint - T ru iden . ▁The ▁objective ▁of ▁this ▁assignment ▁was ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁German ▁batt les hips ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁heavy ▁cru iser ▁ ▁f ighter ▁protection ▁in ▁the ▁break out ▁from ▁Br est ▁to ▁Germany . ▁The ▁Channel ▁D ash ▁operation ▁( 1 1 – 1 3 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 2 ) ▁by ▁the ▁Kriegs marine ▁( N avy ) ▁was ▁c oden amed ▁Operation ▁Cer ber us ▁by ▁the ▁Germ ans . ▁In ▁support ▁of ▁this , ▁the ▁Luft wa ffe ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁General ▁der ▁Jag d fl ie ger ▁( General ▁of ▁the ▁F ighter ▁Force ) ▁Adolf ▁Gall and , ▁form ulated ▁an ▁air ▁superior ity ▁plan ▁dub bed ▁Operation