Deutsche Kriegsmarine

Author : Gordon Williamson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2022-02-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472847942

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Hitler's Navy by Gordon Williamson Pdf

A complete illustrated study of the German Kriegsmarine throughout World War II. Hamstrung at first by the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, during the 1930s, the German Navy underwent a programme of rearmament in defiance of the restrictions, building modern warships under limitations which forced technological innovation. Submarines were strictly prohibited by the treaty, and yet, following years of covert development, they became one of the Kriegsmarine's most deadly weapons. Blooded in the Spanish Civil War, the surface ships of the Kriegsmarine went on to play a crucial role in the opening salvoes of World War II during the invasions of Poland and Norway, although serious losses here set back plans for the invasion of Britain, and by the end of the war, only a handful of surface vessels remained to be divided up among the Allies. From the beginning of the war, but especially after the fall of France, the dreaded and extraordinarily successful U-boats stalked the Atlantic, threatening vital British shipping convoys and choking off the lifeline of munitions and supply from the US. Once Italy and Japan entered the war, German naval operations expanded to the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean. This highly illustrated volume is a comprehensive study of the German Navy throughout the war, from pocket battleships to torpedo boats.

Author : Eduardo Delgado
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-31
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 8496658597

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Deutsche Kriegsmarine by Eduardo Delgado Pdf

This book offers an outstanding visual record of the history, uniforms and gear used by the Kriegsmarine. Over 500 pages, 2600 photographs (most unpublished before) accompany the clear, explanatory text.

Author : Robert Jackson
Publisher : Amber Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2020-01-14
Category : Battleships
ISBN : 1782749527

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Kriegsmarine by Robert Jackson Pdf

Exploring everything from small coastal vessels to giant battleships, Kriegsmarine is a pictorial record of Germany's naval forces before and during World War II. The German Navy, or Kriegsmarine, fought a valiant campaign in World War II. Though her surface fleet was small, German ships such as the Graf Spee, Bismarck, and Tirpitz tied down a substantial amount of Allied naval resources, and her U-boats almost starved Britain into surrender. This illustrated history tells the dramatic story of the Kriegsmarine through 250 photographs, many rare or previously unpublished. It covers everything from the rebirth of the U-boat fleet and the new pocket battleships to the small-scale actions that occurred later in the war. There are accounts and images of the ships in action, including at the Battle of the River Plate and the sinking of the Bismarck.

Author : Robert Jackson
Publisher : Zenith Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 0760310262

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Kriegsmarine by Robert Jackson Pdf

Though the German Navy's World War II surface fleet was relatively small, ships like the Graf Spee, Bismarck, and Tirpitz tied down a substantial portion of Allied naval resources for much of the war, while its U-boat fleet wreaked terror with merchant vessels and nearly starved Britain into surrender. This pictorial record explains the Kriegsmarine's World War I roots and its rebuilding in contravention to the Treaty of Versailles before going on to examine the rebirth of the German U-boat fleet, the use of commerce raiders like the Atlantis and Komet, the naval campaigns in which the German navy participated, and Kriegsmarine leaders. Everything from small coastal vessels to U-boats to giant battleships are illustrated with previously unpublished images of the Kriegsmarine in action.

Author : Gerhard Koop,Klaus-Peter Schmolke
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473850095

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German Light Cruisers of World War II by Gerhard Koop,Klaus-Peter Schmolke Pdf

“An immensely interesting look” at the Emden, Königsberg, Karlsruhe, Köln, Leipzig, and Nürnbergships “from drawing board to destiny” (War History Online). The warships of the World War II era German Navy are among the most popular subject in naval history with an almost uncountable number of books devoted to them. However, for a concise but authoritative summary of the design history and careers of the major surface ships it is difficult to beat a series of six volumes written by Gerhard Koop and illustrated by Klaus-Peter Schmolke. Each contains an account of the development of a particular class, a detailed description of the ships, with full technical details, and an outline of their service, heavily illustrated with plans, battle maps and a substantial collection of photographs. These have been out of print for ten years or more and are now much sought after by enthusiasts and collectors, so this new modestly priced reprint of the series will be widely welcomed. This volume is devoted to the six ships from Emden to Nürnberg that were built between the wars. They were primarily intended for commerce-raiding, but the war gave them few opportunities for such employment, although they did provide useful support for key naval operations in the Baltic and North Sea. Two were lost in the 1940 Norway campaign, but the remainder survived for most of the conflict. “A ship-by-ship history of the cruisers. The text is supported by an excellent collection of plans and photographs. Overall this is a very impressive history of a fairly unimpressive set of warships.”—HistoryOfWar.org

Author : Robert Cecil Stern
Publisher : Squadron/Signal Publications
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1979-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 089747094X

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Kriegsmarine, a Pictorial History of the German Navy, 1935-1945 by Robert Cecil Stern Pdf

Author : Lawrence Paterson
Publisher : Grub Street Publishers
Page : 491 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473882416

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Hitler's Forgotten Flotillas by Lawrence Paterson Pdf

“A vast amount of information on the German Naval Security Fleet, sicherungsstreitkräfte, producing what is a unique review in depth.” —Firetrench.com This study of the Kriegsmarine’s Sicherungsstreitkräfte, their security forces, fills a glaring gap in the study of the German navy in World War II. This wide array of vessels included patrol boats, minesweepers, submarine hunters, barrage breakers, landing craft, minelayers, and even the riverine flotilla that patrolled the Danube as it snaked towards the Black Sea. These vessels may not have provided the glamour associated with capital ships and U-boats, but they were crucial to the survival of the Kriegsmarine at every stage of hostilities. As naval construction was unable to keep pace with the likely demand for security vessels, Grossadmiral Erich Raeder turned to the conversion of merchant vessels. For example, trawlers were requisitioned as patrol boats (Vorpostenboot) and minesweepers (Minensucher), while freighters, designated Sperrbrecher, were filled with buoyant materials and sent to clear minefields. Submarine hunters (U-Boot Jäger) were requisitioned fishing vessels. More than 120 flotillas operated in wildly different conditions, from the Arctic to the Mediterranean, and eighty-one men were to be awarded the Knights Cross; some were still operating after the cessation of hostilities clearing German minefields. The author deals with whole subject at every level, documenting organizational changes, describing the vessels, and recounting individual actions of ships at sea, while extensive appendices round off this major new work. “Paterson offers a well researched narrative detailing both the large scale aspect of Security Forces operations interspersed with examples of key or typical engagement examples.” —The International Journal of Maritime History

Author : Jak P. Mallmann Showell
Publisher : Sutton Publishing
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015049734794

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German Navy Handbook, 1939-1945 by Jak P. Mallmann Showell Pdf

Synonymous with such infamous battleships as the Bismarck, Scharnhorst and Tirpitz, the German Navy (or Reichsmarine) was renamed the Kriegsmarine in 1935, shortly after the emergence of the Nazi State, and went through a major re-organization in 1939. During World War II, it became a much-feared adversary both on and beneath the high seas, with its marauding U-boat wolf packs coming close to defeating Britain in the Battle of the Atlantic. The author of this text examines the different roles of the Fleet, and its organization and training activities during the war years. Incidents and operations are described, together with technical data for ships, U-boats and their weaponry. A guide to German Navy uniforms and insignia is included, together with full details of rank structure and specialist trades.

Author : Robert Jackson
Publisher : White Lion Publishing
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : STANFORD:36105025289641

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Kriegsmarine by Robert Jackson Pdf

Covering all classes of vessel, and all theatres of war, from the sorties into the Atlantic by the capital ships Bismarck, Tirpitz, Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, to the actions of the E-boats in the English Channel and the Mediterranean.

Author : Gordon Williamson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780966151

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Kriegsmarine U-boats 1939–45 (2) by Gordon Williamson Pdf

This title follows from New Vanguard 51: Kriegsmarine U-boats 1939–45 (1) and charts the continuing development of the U-boat in German service, including the evolution of the Type IX as a long range 'cruiser' intended for solo operations in distant waters. Also covered is the revolutionary Type XXI, conceived of in 1942 and launched in April 1944, the first true submarine rather than submersible, whose arrival was just too late to influence the war. Other vessels covered are the Type XXIII, a small vessel armed with only two torpedoes but technically highly advanced, and the Type X minelayers, which were rarely used in their intended role and more often used as supply boats.

Author : Jak Mallmann Showell
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2009-03-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781848320208

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Hitler's Navy by Jak Mallmann Showell Pdf

The German Navy, both before the War and throughout the years of fighting, was heavily outnumbered by the navies of Great Britain and the United States; nonetheless, it proved to be serious thorn in the sides of its adversaries. The U-boat war in the North Atlantic threatened the very liberation of Europe, while the major warships posed a constant threat to the Allied shipping lanes. This important reference book is an indispensable guide to the ships, organisation, command and rank structure, and leaders of the Kriegsmarine, and helps explain why it was such a potent force. A detailed text, augmented by photos, maps and diagrams, studies the German Navy from the Treaty of Versailles to the collapse of the U-boat offensive and the demise of the Third Reich. After covering the background organisation and naval bases, the author gives detailed descriptions of all the classes of ship from the battleships to motor torpedo boats and minesweepers. The officers and sailors are covered along with their uniforms and awards and insignia. Biographies of notable personalities and a chronology of the main naval events are included, as well as appendices and a select bibliography. Based on the author's 1979 title The German Navy in World War Two, this is a classic work of reference for a new generation of readers.

Author : Gerhard Koop,Klaus-Peter Schmolke
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
Page : 469 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473846715

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Pocket Battleships of the Deutschland Class by Gerhard Koop,Klaus-Peter Schmolke Pdf

A concise, authoritative, heavily illustrated summary of this class of German WWII-era warships, covering their design histories and careers. The Deutschland class included three ships of a design so revolutionary that it defied conventional categories. Deutschland (later renamed Lützow), Admiral Scheer, and Admiral Graf Spee were simply termed Panzerschiffe (armored ships) by the Germans, but they were known to their opponents by the far more evocative term Pocket Battleships. Part of a six-volume series on the German Navy’s WWII-era warships written by Gerhard Koop and illustrated by Klaus-Peter Schmolke, this book contains an account of the development of the Deutschland class, a detailed description of the ships with full technical details, and an outline of their service, heavily illustrated with plans, battle maps, and a substantial collection of photographs.

Author : David Porter
Publisher : WWII Germany
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : History
ISBN : 1782745963

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The Kriegsmarine by David Porter Pdf

Germany's navy, the Kriegsmarine, played a critical role in the Third Reich's attempt to restrict the flow of supplies, men and materiel from the United States to Britain in the early years of the war and from North America and Britain to the Soviet Union from 1941. Such was the success of the U-boats in particular, by the end of the war more than 3000 Allied ships with a combined gross tonnage 14.5 million had been sent to the bottom of the sea. The Kriegsmarine examines the workings of the German Navy through its organization, command structure, economic resources, production figures, recruitment, training and philosophy. Broken down by key campaigns and subject areas, the book includes exhaustive reference tables, diagrams, maps and charts, presenting all the core data in easy-to-follow formats. The Kriegsmarine is an essential reference guide for anyone interested in the history and structure of Germany's wartime navy.

Author : V. E. Tarrant
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015017435887

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The Last Year of the Kriegsmarine by V. E. Tarrant Pdf

The story of the Kriegsmarine's desperate attempts to turn back the Allies at the end of World War II.

Author : Jak P. Mallmann Showell
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015008483235

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The German Navy in World War Two by Jak P. Mallmann Showell Pdf