Kriegsmarine

jobu88 · Oct 20, 2023

Battleship Scharnhorst transiting northeast through the Kiel canal, date unknown.

Trivia item, we had a young enlisted sailor (US Navy) arrive at our command a few years back whose name was Scharnhorst. All of us history buffs pestered him non-stop about whether he was related to General von Scharnhorst, the ship's namesake.

jobu88 · Oct 26, 2023

Heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper in a drydock at Kiel, shortly after the war ended.

Gunner · Oct 27, 2023

"Pocket" would have been a good nickname for your mate.

Looking around for info on Scharnhorst, found this:

Scharnhorst and Gneisenau were nicknamed "Salmon" and "Gluckstein" by the British.

jobu88 · Nov 24, 2023

German battleship Bismarck firing on Hood and Prince of Wales, Battle of Denmark Strait, German Federal Archives Image

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jobu88 · Oct 4, 2024

Incredible photos taken from US Navy PB4Y Liberators attacking U-848 off the coast of Brazil, 05 Nov 1943. Three Liberators strafed and sank the U-boat with all hands.

Gunner · Dec 28, 2024

Seeing Louis's post of the diagram of U-Boat maneuvers I wondered where one might see a U-Boat.....

"The only remaining U-boats are currently on display in museums, with the most well-known being the U-505 at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, Illinois; U-995 at the Laboe Naval Memorial near Kiel, Germany; and U-2540 at the German Maritime Museum in Bremerhaven, Germany;.

Key points about these U-boats:
U-505: Considered one of the most accessible U-boats for visitors, located in Chicago.
U-995: Part of the Laboe Naval Memorial in Germany.
U-2540: Also located in Germany, at the Maritime Museum in Bremerhaven."

The U505:

Exhibit

Experience the real U-505, the only German submarine in the United States.

www.msichicago.org

Louis · Mar 3, 2025

Graf Spee crew carrying out cleaning work on the ship's hul.

Nort · Mar 3, 2025

Have to be sure it’s pretty for its scuttling.

Streichholzschächtelchen · Mar 3, 2025

Two very interesting documentaries (unfortunately only in German) about a somewhat different history of the German Imperial Navy in World War I

Under the Imperial Flag (1/2): The Caravan of Sailors