Wetterbeobachtungs-Schiff
Scharnhorst
Schlachtschiff
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Built |
Name |
Denmark Strait |
Note |
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1939 |
Scharnhorst |
3.-4. 2. - 1941 |
1941: supported by weather
ships: |
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Commerce War - Operation Berlin: During 60 days of commerce war in the Atlantic covered Scharnhorst and Gneisenau a total of 17.800 miles and sunk or captured 22 merchant vessels totalling 113.690 gross registered tons. |
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Operation BERLIN
Support from Weather ships and Weather
flights:
1 |
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"Scharnhorst" - Possible mail connections
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Date |
Port / Ship |
Direction |
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to 22.1.1941 |
Kiel, Germany |
In & Out |
| 30.1.-2.2. 1941 | Refuelled by tanker Adria |
Out Adria |
| 5.2.-6.2. 1941 | Refuelled by tanker Schlettstadt |
Out Schlettstadt |
| 15.2. 1941 | Refuelled by tanker Esso Hamburg and Schlettstadt |
Out Schlettstadt & Esso Hamburg |
| 25.2.- 26.2. 1941 |
Refuelled by tanker Ermland
and Friedrich Breme. 180 captives are transfered to tanker Ermland. |
Out Ermland & Friedrich Breme |
Card
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Feldpost Nr. M 23657 
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(1939-19.1.1944) Schlachtschiff "Scharnhorst"
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From: "Die deutsche Feldpostübersicht 1939-1945" by Norbert Kannapin.
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War Records |
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