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In this, the first of a five volume series covering the capital ships of the German Navy of World War II, Gordon Williamson examines the design, development and operational use of the battleships used by the Kriegsmarine. The ‘Schlesien’ and ‘Schleswig-Hostein’ were used mostly as training ships until the end of the war when they took part in bombardment of Soviet troop movements in East Prussia. The ‘Scharnhorst’ had a successful career until her sinking at the battle of the show more North Cape, and the ‘Gneisenau’ with her ignominious end as a block-ship. Bismarck's short but glorious career and Tirpitz's lonely vigil in Norway's distant Fjords until sunk by RAF bombers using the massive 'Tallboy' bombs are also covered. show lessTags
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- Original publication date
- 2003
- Important places
- Germany
- Important events
- World War II (1939 | 1945); Battle of the Atlantic (1939 | 1945)
- First words
- Following the end of the First World War and the scuttling of the High Seas Fleet at Scapa Flow on 21 June 1919, the new Reichsmarine of the Weimar Republic was greatly restricted in the size of navy it was permitted.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Note the small connecting platform between the two flak mounts.
- Publisher's editor
- Simone Drinkwater
- Original language
- English
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 3
- ASINs
- 1
