The German squadron pursuing convoy PQ 17 turned back due to the operation's riskiness and because the convoy had ceased to exist as a unified entity.
Sources
- Attack on the battleship Tirpitz by submarine K-21 (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Operation_R%C3%B6sselsprung_(1942) (military-history.fandom.com)
- https://historynet.com/world-war-ii-convoy-pq-17/ (historynet.com)
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