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At the outbreak of the Second World War Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine had 21 destroyers (German: Zerstörer) in service, while another one was just being completed. [1] These 22 vessels – comprising 3 classes (Type 34, 34A and 36) – had all been built in the 1930s, making them modern vessels (no destroyers remained in German hands following the close of the First World War).
The Anschluss (German: [ˈʔanʃlʊs] ⓘ, or Anschluß, [1] [a] lit. ' joining ' or ' connection '), also known as the Anschluß Österreichs (pronunciation ⓘ, English: Annexation of Austria), was the annexation of the Federal State of Austria into the German Reich on 13 March 1938. [2]
Operation Doppelschlag (Operation Double Blow/ Unternehmen Doppelschlag) was a German plan for a sortie in 1942 during the Second World War into the Arctic Ocean by the Kriegsmarine.
The following is a list of destroyers and large torpedo boats of Germany.In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers.
Destroyer 2,050 23 April 1943 decommissioned 1965, scrapped 1975 [6] Abner Read: Destroyer 2,050 5 February 1943 sunk 1 November 1944 Acasta Royal Navy: A: Destroyer 1,350 11 February 1930 sunk 8 June 1940 [7] Achates: Destroyer 1,350 27 March 1930 sunk 31 December 1942 Acheron: Destroyer 1,350 13 October 1931 sunk 17 December 1940 Active ...
Convoy HG 76 (19 to 23 December 1941) was an Allied convoy of the HG (Homeward from Gibraltar) series, during the Second World War.It was notable for the destruction of five German U-boats, although the true total was not known to the British until after the war.
British and German naval movements off Norway between 7 and 9 April 1940. Whitworth's force consisted of the battlecruiser Renown and the nine remaining destroyers.HMS Hotspur, Hardy, Havock, and Hunter were H-class destroyers, HMS Esk was an E-class destroyer and HMS Ivanhoe, Icarus and Impulsive were of the I class.
U-23 sank the destroyer HMS Daring which was escorting the west-bound Convoy HN 12 on 18 February, sank a ship on 19 February and on 22 February finished off the 4,966 GRT ship damaged by U-57. U-61 sank two ships of a total of 5,703 GRT east of the Shetland Islands and the Orkney Islands on 18 February and U-63 sank a 4,211 GRT ship off ...