Share This Article 1. Because of its size, the Soviet SA-2 anti-aircraft missile was nicknamed this. Bigshot Flying telephone pole Long Sam Pole Long Sammy 2. The failed Iranian hostage rescue mission was code named this. Operation Eagle Claw Operation Hawk Divel Operation Skyhook Operation Thunderball 3. The German pocket battleship Deutschland was renamed this in 1940. Graf Scherer Hipper Lorraine Lutzow Loading …