• 1940, Düsseldorf was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine and designated as Schiff 13. She scheduled to take part in Unternehmen Seelöwe. On 23 August, she...
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  • Küster R 33, R 34, R 35, R 36, R 37, R 38, R 39, R 40 (minesweepers) Von Der Groeben – Oberleutnant zur See Gustav Czycholl (R boat tender) Mine Sweeper...
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    pre-dreadnought battleship Schleswig-Holstein and the old minesweeper Von der Groeben (formerly M107), bombarded Westerplatte. In late January 1945, the...
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  • escorting the freighter Maladi alongside the minesweepers M82 and M84, Von Der Groeben and Jungingen, and the Vorpostenboot V 1507 Rau I. The convoy came...
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