| 21-24.03.1941: |
Transfer of Z23
and Z24
to Bergen. |
| 26-27.03.1941: |
Z23
and Z24
escort the heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper
on its way back from the North Atlantik to Germany from Bergan to the Skagerak. |
| 30.03-01.04.1941: |
The destroyers Z23
and Z24
and the torpedo boat Iltis
escort the heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer
on its way back from the North Atlantik to Germany from Norway 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. |
| 16-19.06.1941: |
Destroyers Z23
and Z24
are transferred to Brest. |
| 20-22.07.1941: |
The 5th destroyer flotilla of Erich Steinbrinck
, Friedrich Ihn
, Bruno Heinemann
, Z23
and Z24
is sent from La Pallice to Brest. On their way back, they escort the battleship Scharnhorst
on its way to La Pallice. |
| 24-27.07.1941: |
The 5th destroyer flotilla consisting of Erich Steinbrinck
, Friedrich Ihn
, Bruno Heinemann
, Z23
and Z24
escort the bomb damaged battleship Scharnhorst
from La Pallice to Brest. |
| 21-23.08.1941: |
Erich Steinbrinck
, Bruno Heinemann
, Z23
and Z24
meet the auxiliary cruiser Orion
in the Biskay and escort it to France. |
| 23-26.10.1941: |
Z23
and Z24
are sent back to Germany. |
| 09-21.11.1941: |
Z24
and Z26
are transferred to North-Norway. |
| 16-18.12.1941: |
Operations of Z23
, Z24
, Z25
and Z27
against the Kola coast. After a battle against the British MTB Hazard
and Speedy
(hit 4 times), the destroyers return to their base. |
| 26.12.1941: |
The 8.Z-Flotilla, constiting of Z23
, Z24
, Z25
and Z27
sails out of the Ofotfjord. |
| 27.12.1941: |
Z23
, Z24
, Z25
and Z27
operate at the Lofoten. |
| 03-04.01.1942: |
Z23
, Z24
, Z25
and Z27
escort the Adolf Lüderitz
from Tromsö to Kirkenes. |
| 13-14.01.1942: |
Mine operation of Z23
, Z24
and Z25
at Cape Kacovskij in the White Sea. |
| 20.01.1942: |
The transfer of Z23
, Z24
and Z25
from Kirkenes to Tromsö is canceled after Z23
and Z24
were damaged after running aground. |
| 27-28.01.1942: |
Z23
, Z24
and Z25
are sent from Kirkenses to Tromsö. |
| 29.01-02.02.1942: |
Z24
and Z25
return to Germany. |
| 18-21.03.1942: |
The destroyers Z24
, Z26
, Z30
and the torpedo boats T11
, T15
and T16
escort the heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper
to Trondheim. |
| 25-27.03.1942: |
Z24
, Z25
and Z26
are relocated to Kirkenes. |
| 28-29.03.1942: |
Operation of Z24
, Z25
and Z26
against the convoy PQ13:
After the loss of Z26
and rescue of its crew, the remaining destroyers have a short battle with the British destroyer Oribi
and the Soviet destroyers Sokrusitelnyj
and Gremjascyj
. |
| 11-15.04.1942: |
Unsuccessfull attempt of Hermann Schoemman
, Z24
and Z25
to attack the convoy PQ14. |
| 11-12.05.1942: |
Z24
and Z25
escort the tender Tanga from Kirkenes to Narvik. |
| 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. |
| 08-10.07.1942: |
Covered by the destroyers Friedrich Ihn
and Z24
and the torpedo boats T7
and T15
the heavy cruiser Lützow
transfers to Trondheim. |
| 14-15.07.1942: |
Mine laying operation in the North Sea by light cruiser Köln
and destroyers Friedrich Ihn
, Friedrich Eckoldt
and Z24
. |
| 15-17.07.1942: |
Friedrich Ihn
and Z24
return to Germany. |
| : |
To be continued... |
