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The fifth volume deals with the operational measures of the German naval warfare command to secure the Baltic Sea and its entrances, the naval warfare in the Gulf of Finland, the British air war against Germany (attack targets in the coastal and maritime area of the Baltic Sea), armament in northern Germany and the importance of the Baltic Sea as a training area for the German navy and air force. The appendix contains an overview of the ship losses in 1941. Numerous historical and technical details, many previously unpublished photos, maps and tables complete the carefully compiled book. For historians and readers interested in history, it offers an opportunity to search for traces in the Baltic Sea region. It should be available in every library as a reference work, as it is a unique testimony to this period.
The fourth year of the war began in northern Europe with an exceptionally harsh winter. It was harsher and more enduring than previous ones in the last 100 years. The entire Baltic Sea, including the Sund and Belt zones, as well as the Kattegat and parts of the Skagerrak froze over.
In the fight against the German armaments industry, the British Air Force stepped up its bomber offensive against shipyard sites, among other things. In the search for more effective methods of destruction, an attack was carried out on the city centre of Lübeck on the night of 28/29 March 1942. The attack was a scientifically thought-out incendiary attack that led to the desired destructive success.
The main focus for the Kriegsmarine was to secure Wehrmacht and commercial transport in the Baltic Sea. In the western part of the theatre of war under consideration, these transports had to take place under the conditions of increased use of British air mines. In the course of 1942, there was also the fight against the Soviet submarines that had penetrated the Baltic Sea. Despite the intensive German-Finnish mine warfare in the Gulf of Finland, Soviet submarine commanders had succeeded in overcoming the mine barriers. Effective Luftwaffe support for submarine hunting was not available from the responsible Luftflotte 1; it was needed on the land front. In 1942, the Kriegsmarine itself no longer had any air forces of its own. Summary of contents: 1. the German naval warfare in the operational area of the Baltic Sea; 2. the German-Finnish military coalition; 3. the naval warfare in the Baltic Sea; 4. the British bomber offensive on German coastal cities and industrial centres in the area of the Baltic Sea coast; 5. the German armament on the Baltic Sea coast; 6. the Baltic Sea as a training and weapons testing area for the Wehrmacht; Appendix: List of ship losses - 1942.
The fourth year of the war began in northern Europe with an exceptionally harsh winter. It was harsher and more enduring than previous ones in the last 100 years. The entire Baltic Sea, including the Sund and Belt zones, as well as the Kattegat and parts of the Skagerrak froze over.
In the fight against the German armaments industry, the British Air Force stepped up its bomber offensive against shipyard sites, among other things. In the search for more effective methods of destruction, an attack was carried out on the city centre of Lübeck on the night of 28/29 March 1942. The attack was a scientifically thought-out incendiary attack that led to the desired destructive success.
The main focus for the Kriegsmarine was to secure Wehrmacht and commercial transport in the Baltic Sea. In the western part of the theatre of war under consideration, these transports had to take place under the conditions of increased use of British air mines. In the course of 1942, there was also the fight against the Soviet submarines that had penetrated the Baltic Sea. Despite the intensive German-Finnish mine warfare in the Gulf of Finland, Soviet submarine commanders had succeeded in overcoming the mine barriers. Effective Luftwaffe support for submarine hunting was not available from the responsible Luftflotte 1; it was needed on the land front. In 1942, the Kriegsmarine itself no longer had any air forces of its own. Summary of contents: 1. the German naval warfare in the operational area of the Baltic Sea; 2. the German-Finnish military coalition; 3. the naval warfare in the Baltic Sea; 4. the British bomber offensive on German coastal cities and industrial centres in the area of the Baltic Sea coast; 5. the German armament on the Baltic Sea coast; 6. the Baltic Sea as a training and weapons testing area for the Wehrmacht; Appendix: List of ship losses - 1942.
- Group
- Books (first-hand)
- Author
- Müller, Wolfgang
- Title
- Kriegsschauplatz Ostsee 1919-1945. Band 5: 1942. Unter Berücksichtigung der Schiffsverluste aller Nationen.
- Details
- 680 photos and other illus, 5 ship loss lists. 27 maps. 400 pp.
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