German World War II destroyers (redirect from German Type 1934 destroyer)
Second World War Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine had 21 destroyers (German: Zerstörer) in service, while another one was just being completed. These 22 vessels...
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Aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin (not completed) Destroyer Z1 - Z4 (Type Zerstörer 1934) U-boats Types IIA, B, C, D, VIIC, and XIV "New Page 1". Wikimedia Commons...
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Heavy fighter (redirect from Zerstörer)
single-crew aircraft. In Germany, these larger fighters were known as Zerstörer ("destroyers"). The heavy fighter was a major design class during the...
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over the wide reaches of the Pacific. Germany built similarly enlarged Zerstörer when it commenced naval rearmament. With the exception of the Tribal class...
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24 torpedo boat Zerstörer/Typ 1934 Zerstörer/Typ 1934 A Zerstörer/Typ 1936 Zerstörer/Typ 1936 A Zerstörer/Typ 1936 A (Mob) Zerstörer/Typ 1936 B Type 101...
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German destroyer Z1 Leberecht Maass (category Type 1934 destroyers)
Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-55750-302-2. Zerstörer 1934 German Naval History website German destroyer Z1 Leberecht Maass at...
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aircraft) of World War I. The Germans later came to refer to it as a Zerstörer (destroyer), and the Dutch as a Jachtkruiser (hunter cruiser). However...
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1940) Zerstörer 1936C Zerstörer 1938A/Ac Zerstörer 1938B Zerstörer 1942: Z51 launched 1944, but bombed and never completed Zerstörer 1944 Zerstörer 1945...
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German destroyer Z2 Georg Thiele (category Type 1934 destroyers)
Germany's Lost Warship". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 11 April 2021. Zerstörer 1934 German Naval History website Wrecks of Narvik – wreck diving in the...
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The Dornier Do 29 was a proposed zerstörer, or heavy fighter, designed by Dornier as a competitor to the Messerschmitt Bf 110. The design answered the...
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German destroyer Z3 Max Schultz (category Type 1934 destroyers)
Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-55750-302-2. Zerstörer 1934 German Naval History website German destroyer Z3 Max Schultz at Wikipedia's...
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German destroyer Z4 Richard Beitzen (category Type 1934 destroyers)
Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-55750-302-2. Zerstörer 1934 German Naval History website Portal: United Kingdom German destroyer...
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These achievements were honored with 453 German day fighter pilots and Zerstörer (destroyer) fighter pilots and 85 German night fighter pilots (including...
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production 33984 1935 many exported to client states 110 Messerschmitt Bf 110 Zerstörer fighter production 6170 1936 162 Messerschmitt Bf 162 Jaguar bomber prototype...
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68) Arado Ar 240, heavy fighter + attack, Zerstörer (Destroyer) Arado Ar 440, heavy fighter + attack, Zerstörer (Destroyer) Blohm & Voss BV 40, Fighter...
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the Luftwaffe (Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe). He was also one of the first Zerstörer (destroyer) pilot to receive the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz...
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Zerstörergeschwader 1 (ZG 1—1st Destroyer Wing) (lit. destroyer wing) was a Luftwaffe zerstörer or ‘destroyer’ (heavy fighter) wing of World War II. Zerstörergeschwader...
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(Z 21) [Type 1936] outfitting at Kiel he entire Destroyer Flotilla: 4. Zerstörer-Flottille - Fregattenkapitän Erich Bey at Wilhelmshaven: Bruno Heinemann...
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ISBN 0887406866. ——————— (1997). German Light Half-Tracked Prime Movers 1934-1945. Schiffer Military History series. Atglen, PA, USA: Schiffer Publishing...
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bomber destroyer version. This type replaced the vulnerable twin-engine Zerstörer heavy fighters which could not survive interception by P-51 Mustangs flying...
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poor numbers and performance of aircraft. Units complained of lack of Zerstörer aircraft with all-weather capabilities and the "lack of climbing power...
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Gefechtsverband – defensive aerial tactic employed against USAAF heavy bombers when Zerstörer twin-engined heavy fighters had proven too vulnerable to Allied single-engined...
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7 mm) machine guns. In addition, the Luftwaffe's original solution of Zerstörer twin-engine Messerschmitt Bf 110G bomber destroyers, while effective against...
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start of the battle, the twin-engined Messerschmitt Bf 110C long-range Zerstörer ("Destroyer") was also expected to engage in air-to-air combat while escorting...
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States Navy Fletcher Destroyer 2,050 30 December 1942 to West Germany as Zerstörer 2 1959, to Greece as Kimon 1981, scrapped 1993 Rio Grande do Norte Brazilian...
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ex-Marasti class Prytky class — 2 ships, ex-Zerstörer 1934A class Prochny class — 1 ship, ex-German Zerstörer 1936A class Soldati class — 2 ships, ex-Soldati...
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(1983). Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815–1945: Band 2: Torpedoboote, Zerstörer, Schnellboote, Minensuchboote, Minenräumboote (in German). Koblenz: Bernard...
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Messerschmitt Bf 110 or Ju 88 against Allied bombers. Zerstörergeschwader (ZG) – Zerstörer (literally "destroyer", as in naval destroyer). These units were usually...
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"FPÖ-Chef Herbert Kickl: Biografie über den Aggressor aus Kärnten und "Zerstörer Europas"". Süddeutsche.de (in German). Retrieved 25 June 2024. Bartlau...
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escort operation for a force of 10 destroyers commanded by Führer der Zerstörer (Leader of Destroyers) Friedrich Bonte. The fleet was laden with soldiers...
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