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Z12 Erich Giese

Zerstörer 1939 - 1940  Zerstörer 1934A  Class

   Ship Info   History   Operational History   Technical Data 
04.09.1939:   Together with Theodor Riedel and the mine layers Cobra and Roland , the Erich Giese lays the anti submarine mine field "f" MARTHA-HANS in the North Sea. 666 Mines are laid during this operation, 100 from Erich Giese .
05-06.09.1939:   Together with Theodor Riedel and the mine layers Cobra and Roland , the Erich Giese lays the mine field "a" MARTHA-IDA in the North Sea. 666 Mines are laid during this operation, 100 from Erich Giese .
06-07.12.1939:   Mine laying operation with Bernd von Arnim and Hans Lody against Cromer. During the operation, the German destroyers attack the British destroyers Juno and Jersey , damaging the Jersey with a torpedo fired from Erich Giese .
07.04.1940:   Operation Weserübung: Erich Giese joins the destroyers Georg Thiele , Wolfgang Zenker , Anton SchmittBernd von Arnim , Erich Koellner , Diether von Roeder , Hans Lüdemann , Hermann Künne and Wilhlem Heidkamp in the Narvik Attack Group.
13.04.1940:   Operation Weserübung: The destroyer is sunk by the British destroyers Cossack and Foxhound west of Narvik.

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  Thanks to:  John J Markowski