after a lengthy refit in germany, she returned to france in early 1941 where she escorted returning warships, commerce raiders, and supply ships through the bay of biscay for several months. she remained in germany for the rest of the year after returning in july. the ship was transferred to france in early 1942 to escort the capital ships as they sailed through the english channel to return to germany (the channel dash). "ihn" was then transferred to norway where she participated in several unsuccessful attacks on convoys to the soviet union. afterwards she returned to germany and remained there for the rest of the year. the ship spent most of 1943 in the northern norway although she was mostly inactive because of fuel shortages. "ihn" was ordered home for a long refit late in the year and she was sent to southern norway upon its completion in mid-1944. the ship remained there for the rest of the war, although she made several trips to evacuate refugees from east prussia in the last days of the war.