Category: ww2 Kriegsmarine
Type XXIII U-Boats (1944)
Nazi Germany, 980 planned, 61 completed (1944-45) The true Elektroboot The Type XXI were large scale production Kriegsmarine’s “wunderwaffe” planned…
KMS Emden (1925)
Germany (1925), Light Cruiser First postwar cruiser in Germany, the Emden (from the city, also to honour the famous 1914…
WW2 German Cruisers
Kriegsmarine Kreuzer 17* cruisers between the Reichsmarine and 1945 Germany Day ! The development of ww2 german cruisers started in…
Minenräumboot (R-Boote)
Germany (1929-45) – About 424 Minesweepers Introduction: The Räumboote, or “R-Boote” were the mass-produced wooden-built German coastal minesweepers. In time,…
Type XB U-Boats (1941)
Type XB, the minelayer U-Boats Germany (1939-45): U-116, U-117, U-118, U-119, U-219, U-220, U-233, U-234 The Type X (XB) U-boats…
Hipper class cruisers (1937)
German Heavy Cruisers (1937): Hipper, Blücher, Prinz Eugen, Seydlitz, Lützow KMS Hipper and her sister ships were the first and…
WW2 German Torpedo Boats
Kriegsmarine Torpedoboote Germany (1924-45) – 36 (90 planned)+ 49 TB Ausland (TA), total 84 Why German Torpedo Boats in WW2…
Dornier Leichte Schnellboote (1942)
Leichte Schnellboote Germany (1942-45) – About 27 LS boats 1936-1945 Genesis of the “light fast (T)boats” The German Leichte Schnellboote…
Type XIV “Milchkühe” U-Boats (1941)
Type XIV “Milchkühe” U-Boats, Hitler’s Milk Cows Germany (1941-42): 10 U-boats Maintaining Wolf Packs at sea One aspect of the…
Type XXI U-Boats (1944)
Nazi Germany, 1,170 planned, 118 completed (1944) The Elektroboot saga: Too late to win The Type XXI were large scale…