reference book
from dr Zvonimir Freivogel
During the Second World War, the Navy - like the Imperial Navy in 1914-1918 - used converted merchant ships as so-called merchant cruisers. The main goal of these ships was not pure sinking numbers, which were much lower than with the U-boats, but to disrupt enemy maritime traffic and deter neutral shipping. They did this job masterfully in an unconventional way. The privateers worked on Allen seas despite the lack of overseas bases, which had to be replaced by a sophisticated network of suppliers and stage ships. Despite their numerical and technical inferiority, the relatively few and only provisionally equipped ships maintained the cruiser war until 1943 and were only rarely supplemented by regular warships. Several books have described the operations of individual merchant cruisers; this work now presents them all - ship by ship - in concise outlines. Numerous tables with ship and weapon data, supplemented by around 100 illustrations, complete the exciting documentation. Contents: Thanks Introduction to cruiser warfare and sea traffickers up to 1914 German cruisers and auxiliary cruisers in the First World War Some operations of traffickers between the world wars German traffickers in the Second World War The ships of the first wave 1940/41 ATLANTIS - the longest voyage ORION - to the atolls of the South Seas WIDDER - brief mission in the mid-Atlantic THOR - successful against three British auxiliary cruisers PINGUIN - the biggest prey KOMET - through the ice towards the Pacific KORMORAN - duel in front of the Shark Bay Interim report. The second wave of auxiliary cruisers 1942/43 The second wave of auxiliary cruisers 1942/43 The second voyage of the THOR - the end in Yokohama MICHEL - the first voyage of the WIDDER successor Stier - defeated by the last victim KOMET - the second attempt Not deployed arrived or not completed auxiliary cruiser DOGGERBANK - also a disruptor of trade? MICHEL - the last voyage Conclusions and outlook Appendix A) Armament and equipment of the auxiliary cruisers I. Guns, torpedoes, mines II. Light speed boats III. Seaplanes B) Tables Tables 1a and 1b: Comparative data for German auxiliary cruisers Table 2: ATLANTIS - ships sunk and captured Table 3: ORION - ships sunk and captured Table 4: WIDDER - ships sunk and captured Table 5: THOR - ships sunk and captured on both voyages Table 6: PINGUIN - ships sunk and captured Table 7: KOMET - ships sunk and captured during the 1st Voyage Table 8: KORMORAN - ships sunk and captured Table 9: MICHEL - ships sunk and captured during two voyages Table 10: Stier - ships sunk
Number of pages: 174
Language: German
Condition: good, with slight signs of wear
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