| 07-09.10.1939: |
Raid to intercept Britain - Scandinavia trade together with battleship Gneisenau
, CL Köln
and destroyers Wilhlem Heidkamp
, Erich Steinbrinck
, Diether von Roeder
, Max Schulz
, Paul Jakobi
, Bernd von Arnim
, Friedrich Ihn
and Friedrich Eckoldt
. No results.
|
| 17-18.10.1939: |
Mine laying operations together with the destroyers Wilhelm Heidkamp
, Friedrich Eckold
, Diether von Roeder
, Hans Lüdemann
and Hermann Künne
against the Humber estuary. |
| 12-13.11.1939: |
Mine laying operations together with the destroyers Wilhelm Heidkamp
, Hans Lüdemann
and Hermann Künne
against the Themse estuary. The returning ships are escorted by the light cruisers Nürnberg
and Köln
and the torpedo boats Iltis
, Leopard
, Seeadler
and Wolf
. |
| 06-07.01.1940: |
Mine laying operations together with the destroyers Friedrich Eckold, Friedrich Ihn, Erich Steinbrinck, Richard Beitzen and Hermann Schoemann
against the Themse estuary. |
| 10-11.01.1940: |
Mine laying operations together with the destroyers Anton Schmitt
, Wilhlem Heidkamp
, Richard Beitzen
, Friedrich Ihn
and Friedrich Eckold
against Newcastle. |
| 18-20.02.1940: |
Wilhlem Heidkamp
and Karl Galster
escort the battleships Scharnhorst
and Gneisenau
and the heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper
during an operation against the Shetland narrow. |
| 04-10.06.1940: |
Participation in "Operation Juno". Together with the destroyers Hans Lody
, Hermann Schoemann
and Erich Steinbrinck
and the torpedo boats Falke
and Jaguar
, the Karl Galster
escorts the battleships Scharnhorst
, Gneisenau
and the cruiser Admiral Hipper
. |
| 25-28.07.1940: |
Transfer of the damaged Gneisenau
back to Germany, the battleship is escorted by light cruiser Nürnberg
and the destroyers Hans Lody
, Paul Jakobi
, Friedrich Ihn
and Karl Galster,
the torpedo boats Iltis
, Jaguar
, Kondor
, Luchs
and T5
. |
| 14-15.08.1940: |
Together with the destroyer Paul Jakobi
and the torpedo boats Falke
, Iltis
, Jaguar
, Kondor
, T5
and T7
, the Karl Galster
escorts the mine layers Corba
, Roland
and Tanneberg
while laying the mine field SW2. The mine layers carry 600 mines. |
| 31.08-02.09.1940: |
Mine laying operation SW3. Together with the destroyers Paul Jakobi
and Erich Steinbrinck
and the torpedo boats Falke
, Greif
, Iltis
, Jaguar
, T5
, T6
, T7
and T8
the Karl Galster
escorts the mine layers Corba
, Roland
and Tannenberg
. The mine layers carry about 600 mines. |
| 06-07.09.1940: |
The destroyer Karl Galster
and the torpedo boats Falke
, Greif
, Ilits
, Jaguar
, Kondor
, T1
, T2
and T3
excecute a mine laying operation in the south western North Sea. |
| 07-08.09.1940: |
Mine laying operation SW0: The destroyer Karl Galster
and the torpedo boat Kondor
cover the mine laying operation of the mine layers Kaiser
, Togo
and the torpedo boats Greif
, Falke
and Iltis
. The mine layers carry 405 mines while the torpedo boats about 1000 explosive buoys. |
| 09-11.09.1940: |
Together with Hans Lody
, Theodor Riedel
, Friedrich Eckold
and Friedirch Ihn
, Karl Galster
is sent to Cherbourg. |
| 19-20.09.1940: |
Transfer to Brest. |
| 28-29.09.1940: |
Mine laying operation at Falmouth Bay together with the destroyers Friedrich Eckold, Theodor Riedel
, Hans Lody
, Paul Jakobi
, Friedrich Ihn
and Erich Steinbrinck
. |
| 17-18.10.1940: |
Operation against the Bristol Channel together with the destroyers Friedrich Ihn
, Erick Steinbrinck
, Hans Lody
and the torpedo boats Falke
, Greif
, Jaguar
, Kondor
, Seeadler
and Wolf
. Short engangement with British cruisers and destroyers. |
| 24-25.11.1940: |
Karl Galster
, Richard Beitzen
and Hans Lody
operate against Plymouth. One British patrol boat and the transport Appolonia
are sunk. |
| 28-29.11.1940: |
Karl Galster
, Richard Beitzen
and Hans Lody
operate against Plymouth again. Three smaller British ships are sunk, the destroyer Javelin
is torpedoed. |
| 05-09.12.1940: |
Hans Lody
and Karl Galster
return to Germany. |
| 20-26.05.1941: |
Operation Rheinübung: The destroyers Friedrich Eckold
, Hans Lody
, Friedirch Ihn
, Erich Steinbrinck
, Karl Galster
and Z20
escort the battleship Bismarck
and the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen
from the Baltic Sea to Trondheim. After that, the destroyers return to Germany. |
| 10-14.06.1941: |
Hans Lody
, Friedrich Eckold
, Karl Galster
, Z23
and Z24
escort the damaged cruiser Lützow
(airborne torpedo hit) back to Germany. |
| 20-21.06.1941: |
Friedrich Eckold, Karl Galster
and Hermann Schoemann
are send to Bergen. |
| 04-11.07.1941: |
The 6th destroyer flotilla, consiting of the destroyers Friedrich Eckold
, Karl Galster
, Herman Schoemann
, Richard Beitzen
and Hans Lody
are transferred to Kirkenes. |
| 12-16.07.1941: |
Operations of the 6th destroyer flotilla near hte North Cape and Kola: Hans Lody
, Karl Galster
, Hermann Schoemann
, Friedrich Eckold
and Richard Beitzen
sink the Russian patrol boats Passat
and Molotow
. |
| 22-24.07.1941: |
The 6th destroyer flotilla, consiting of the destroyers Friedrich Eckold
, Karl Galster
, Herman Schoemann
, and Richard Beitzen
operate in the Arctic Sea and sink the Russian patrol boat Meridian
and one float plane. |
| 13.08.1941: |
Karl Galster
and Hermann Schoemann
escort a transport from Kirkenes to Honnigsvaag. |
| 15-16.08.1941: |
Karl Galster
and Hermann Schoemann
escort a convoy from Tromsö to Kirkenes. |
| 18-20.08.1941: |
Karl Galster
and Hermann Schoemann
escort a convoy from Kirkens to Hamerfest and back. |
| 21-22.08.1941: |
Karl Galster
and Hermann Schoemann
escort a convoy from Kirkens to Tromsö. |
| 23-26.08.1941: |
Karl Galster
and Friedrich Eckold
escort a convoy from Tromsö to Kirkenes. |
| 28-29.08.1941: |
Karl Galster
and Friedrich Eckold
escort a convoy from Kirkenes to Tromsö. |
| 30.08.1941: |
Karl Galster
escort a convoy from Tromsö to Loppa. |
| 31.08-02.09.1941: |
Karl Galster
escort a convoy from Loppa to Tromsö. |
| 02-03.09.1941: |
Karl Galster
escort a convoy from Tromsö to Kirkenes. |
| 03-04.09.1941: |
Karl Galster
and Hans Lody
escort a troop transport from Tromsö to Kirkenes. |
| 16-17.09.1941: |
Hans Lody
, Friedrich Eckold
and Karl Galster
escort a convoy from Kirkenes to Honnigsvaag. |
| 17-19.09.1941: |
Karl Galster
escorts a convoy from Ofotfjord to Kirkenes. |
| 26-27.09.1941: |
Karl Galster
and Friedrich Eckold
escort a convoy from Hammerfest to Kirkenes. |
| 12.10.1941: |
Karl Galster
and Friedrich Eckold
escort a convoy from Kirkenes to Tromsö. |
| 13-14.10.1941: |
Karl Galster
escorts a convoy from Tromsö to Kirkenes. |
| 17-18.10.1941: |
Karl Galster
escorts a convoy from Kirkenes to Tromsö. |
| 19-22.10.1941: |
Karl Galster
escorts the damaged destroyer Friedrich Eckold
(ramming) to Trondheim. |
| 22-30.11.1941: |
The destroyer is sent back to Germany. |
| 11-14.06.1942: |
The destroyers Karl Galster
and Theodor Riedel
are sent to Norway. |
| 03-06.07.1942: |
Operation Rösselsprung:
In a major operation of the battleship Tirpitz
and the heavy cruisers Admiral Scheer
, Lützow
and Admiral Hipper
against the allied convoy PQ17, several destroyers and torpedo boats escort the capital ships: Friedrich Ihn
, Hans Lody
, Karl Galster
, Theodor Riedel
, Richard Beitzen
, Friedrich Eckoldt
, Erich Steinbrinck
, Z24
, Z27
, Z28
, Z29
, Z30
, T7
and T15
. The operation is cancelled, but the convoy is heaviely attacked by U-boats and the Luftwaffe.
Karl Galster
had to quit the operation early after running aground. |
| 12-15.07.1942: |
The destroyer returns to Germany. |
| : |
To be continuned.... |
