She took part in the German raid on Spitsbergen (Operation Zitronella) in September 1943 where she was damaged by a coastal battery.
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Due to Germany's shortage of fuel she saw no further combat and was decommissioned at Brunsbüttel in late April.
On 9 February 1945 Linz was shot down and killed in action flying Focke Wulf Fw 190A-8 (Werknummer 732183—factory number) in defense of the German destroyer Z33 in an operation which was later labeled as Black Friday by the Allied aircrew.
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Promoted to Rear Admiral, on Christmas Day, 25 December 1943, Bey led a task force consisting of the battleship Scharnhorst and the Z29, Z30, Z33, Z34 and Z38 out of Alta Fjord in Operation Ostfront.