BOOKS - MILITARY HISTORY - Hitler's Forgotten Flotillas Kriegsmarine Security Forces
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Hitler's Forgotten Flotillas Kriegsmarine Security Forces
Author: Lawrence Paterson
Year: 2018
Number of pages: 345
Format: PDF
File size: 12 MB
Language: ENG
Year: 2018
Number of pages: 345
Format: PDF
File size: 12 MB
Language: ENG
“A vast amount of information on the German Naval Security Fleet, sicherungsstreitkr?fte, producing what is a unique review in depth.” —Firetrench.com This study of the Kriegsmarine’s Sicherungsstreitkr?fte, their security forces, fills a glaring gap in the study of the German navy in World War II. This wide array of vessels included patrol boats, minesweepers, submarine hunters, barrage breakers, landing craft, minelayers, and even the riverine flotilla that patrolled the Danube as it snaked towards the Black Sea. These vessels may not have provided the glamour associated with capital ships and U-boats, but they were crucial to the survival of the Kriegsmarine at every stage of hostilities. As naval construction was unable to keep pace with the likely demand for security vessels, Grossadmiral Erich Raeder turned to the conversion of merchant vessels. For example, trawlers were requisitioned as patrol boats (Vorpostenboot) and minesweepers (Minensucher), while freighters, designated Sperrbrecher, were filled with buoyant materials and sent to clear minefields.
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