Blücher was the second of five Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruisers of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine (lit. 'War Navy'), built after the rise of the Nazi...

(U.S. Embassy, 1930–1941) Evelyn Princess Blücher Blücher Order Blucher shoe Blüchern Brothers von Blücher Age of fourteen according to Chisholm 1911...

in commemoration of the famous Prussian Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (1742–1819). As a teenager, he was employed at a machine works, but was...

The von Blücher brothers (German: Gebrüder von Blücher) were three German brothers and paratroopers of the Luftwaffe who were killed in combat within hours...

from her light artillery as Blücher slowly sailed past the fortress. The Husvik battery had to be abandoned when Blücher passed in front of it and fired...

Union in 1940. Admiral Hipper and Blücher took part in Operation Weserübung, the invasion of Norway in April 1940. Blücher was sunk by Norwegian coastal defenses...

Iron Cross (also called the Blücher Star), was awarded only twice, to Generalfeldmarschall Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher in 1813 and to Generalfeldmarschall...

the self-educated Berlin poet and Marxist philosopher Heinrich Blücher in Paris. Blücher had been a Spartacist and then a founding member of the KPD, but...

in 1939, was also worn from the neck; it was smaller than the Grand Cross but larger than the Iron Cross. Generalfeldmarschall Gebhard von Blücher wearing...

Wolfgang Henner Peter Lebrecht Graf von Blücher[a] (31 January 1917 – 21 May 1941) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant of the Reserves in the Fallschirmjäger...

named Inga also greets him. Arriving at the estate, Frederick meets Frau Blücher, the dour intimidating housekeeper. After discovering the secret entrance...

awarded only twice, a century apart, to Generalfeldmarschall Gebhard von Blücher in 1815 for his part in the victory over Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo...

were four German offensives, codenamed Michael, Georgette, Gneisenau, and Blücher-Yorck. Michael was the main attack, which was intended to break through...

Oscarsborg Fortress thus contributing to the loss of the heavy cruiser Blücher and causing the disruption of the amphibious landings in Oslo through Oslofjord...

World at War 1939-1945. London: Harper Press (published 2011). p. 44. ISBN 9780007338122. Retrieved 10 June 2019. [...] the new cruiser Blücher, carrying...

where it suffered significant losses, which included the heavy cruiser Blücher sunk by artillery and torpedoes from Norwegian shore batteries at the Oscarsborg...

Missouri (1939) as Porgie Rowe The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939) as Thomas Sanders Hotel Imperial (1939) as Elias Tell No Tales (1939) as Arno...

It was troops from this division that was present on the heavy cruiser Blücher when it was sunk in the Battle of Drøbak Sound in the early hours of the...

his actions in the Battle of Drøbak Sound, during which his command, the Blücher, was hit in the superstructure by two 28 cm shells from Norwegian fortress...

Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft AG in Kiel as yard number 584. Launched on 24 June 1939, she was commissioned on 12 August and assigned to the 7th U-Boat Flotilla...

Kiel on 3 November 1938. She was launched on 1 November 1939 and commissioned on 12 December 1939 by Kapitänleutnant (Kptlt.) Max-Hermann Bauer, who was...

Atlantic, the longest continuous military campaign in World War II, ran from 1939 to the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945, covering a major part of the naval...

James E., eds. (1815). The Life and Campaigns of Field Marshal Prince Blücher of Wahlstatt. New York's Public Library. OCLC 03142316. Goldensohn, Leon...

scuttling at Montevideo. The Admiral Hipper-class cruisers Admiral Hipper, Blücher and Prinz Eugen were equipped with one catapult and three Ar 196s. The...

cruiser Blücher, the flagship, the heavy cruiser Lützow, three torpedo boats, and eight R-type minesweepers. On the night of 5 April, Emden and Blücher conducted...

resolution during the retreat of the Prussian army. He attached himself to Blücher in the last stages of the disastrous campaign, went into captivity with...

successful; Admiral Graf Spee was scuttled after the Battle of the River Plate. Blücher was sunk by Norwegian coastal batteries during Operation Weserübung, the...

Oslofjord and land troops in Oslo. The group consisted of the heavy cruisers Blücher and Lützow, the light cruiser Emden, the torpedo boats Möwe, Kondor and...

conflict. These included Bismarck and Tirpitz, along with the heavy cruisers Blücher and Prinz Eugen. Without the six H-class battleships or the four aircraft...

Swords Nazi Germany: 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross 2nd Class (30 September 1939) 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross 1st Class (30 September 1939) Knight's Cross of...