Iltis

Iltis is commissioned and attached to the 3rd Torpedo-Flotilla.

Training and trials.

Participation in fleet voyage to the Mediterranean.

Summer voyage to Norway.

Decommissioned.

Recommissioned.

Voyage to Helsinki and Riga.

Iltis and Tiger are sent to Spain to replace the torpedo boats Kondor and Möwe

Sent back to Germany

Again sent to Spain.

Returned to Germany.

Next operation in Spain.

Returned to Germany.

Decommissioned.

Recommissioned.

Iltis, Tiger and Wolf form the 3rd T-Flotilla

3rd T-Flotilla is sent to Spain. After its return the flotilla is renamed to 6th T-Flotilla.

Together with the light cruisers Nürnberg and Köln and the torpedo boats Leopard, Seeadler and Wolf, the Iltis escorts the returning destroyers Karl Galster, Herman Künne, Hans Lüdemann and Wilhelm Heidkamp after a mine laying operation against the Themse estuary.

Together with the light cruisers Nürnberg and Leipzig and the torpedo boats Seeadler and Leopard, the Iltis escorts the returning destroyers Bernd von Arnim, Herman Künne and Wilhelm Heidkamp after a mine laying operation against the Themse estuary.

Together with the light cruiser Nürnberg and the torpedo boats Seeadler, Wolf and Leopard, the Iltis escorts the returning destroyers Erich Steinbrinck, Hans Lody and Friedrich Eckold after a mine laying operation against the Humber estuary.

Merchant warfare near Jutland together with Panzerschiff Lützow, the cruisers Köln and Leipzig and the torpedo boats Leopard and Seeadler.

Merchant warfare near Jutland together with Panzerschiff Lützow, the cruisers Köln and Leipzig and the torpedo boats Leopard, Wolf and Seeadler.

Iltis rams and sinks U-boat U15 at the Hoofden.

Together with the torpedo boats T5, T8, Greif and Jaguar, the Iltis scorts the mine layers Cobra, Hansestadt Danzig, Kaiser Königin Louise, Preussen and Roland while laying the mine field Sperre 19 in the North Sea. The mine layers carry over 1560 mines.

Together with the torpedo boats Greif, T5, Luchs and Jaguar, the Iltis escorts the mine layers Cobra, Hansestadt Danzig, Kaiser Königin Louise, Preussen and Roland while laying the mine field NW2 in the North Sea.

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.

Together with the destroyers Paul Jakobi and Karl Galster and the torpedo boats Falke, Jaguar, Kondor, T5 and T7, the Iltis escorts the mine layers Corba, Roland and Tanneberg while laying the mine field SW2. The mine layers carry 600 mines.

Mine laying operation SW3. Together with the destroyers Paul Jakobi, Karl Galster and Erich Steinbrinck and the torpedo boats Greif, Jaguar, T5, T6, T7 and T8 the Iltis escorts the mine layers Corba, Roland and Tannenberg. The mine layers carry about 600 mines.

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.

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.

Seeadler, Iltis, T1, T2 and T3 escort the mine layers Brummer, Skagerak and Stralsund to Le Havre.

During an air attack in Le Havre, the Iltis is hit by a bomb. 6 crew memebers were killed, 7 injured.

Mine laying operation of Iltis and Jaguar near Dover.

Another mine laying operation of Iltis and Jaguar near Dover.

The torpedo boats Falke, Greif and Seeadler cover the mine laying operation for the mine field "SW a WAGNER" in the North Sea.. The mine layers Corba, Roland, Kaiser and Skagerak carry a total of 982 mines, the torpedo boats Iltis and Jaguar 400 explosive buoys.

Mine laying operation of the destroyer Richard Beitzen, the torpedo boats Iltis and Seeadler and the mine layers Corba, Kaiser and Roland at the British South East Coast.

Transfer of the destroyer Richard Beitzen and the torpedo boats Iltis, Kondor and Seeadler to Brest.

Escort of the heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper when leaving Brest for its second Atlantic operation.

Mine laying operation of the torpedo boats Iltis and Jaguar near Eastburne.

Mine laying operation of the torpedo boats Iltis and Jaguar near Eastburne.

Torpedo boats Iltis and Jaguar are transferred to Brest.

Torpedo boats Iltis and Jaguar escort the heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper on trials after repairs.

Iltis and Jaguar escort the battleship Scharnhorst and Gneisenau on their return to Brest.

Iltis and Jaguar are transferred to Stavanger. Near Egersund, the Jaguar looses its rudder and has to be towed by Iltis. Iltis proceeds to Bergen.

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.

Repairs and refits in Schiedam.

Escort operations in Denmark and Norway.

Escorted by the torpedo boats Iltis and Seeadler, the Richard Beitzen is sent back to Germany.

Attached to the 24.U-Flotilla as training ship.

Operation "Cerberus": On board of Z29, the "Füher der Zerstöer" and the destroyers Richard Beitzen, Paul Jakobi, Hermann Schoemann, Friedrich Ihn, Z25 and the torpedo boats T2, T4, T4, T11, T12, T13, T15, T16, T17 Seeadler, Kondor, Jaguar, Falke and iescort the battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau and the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen through the Channel from Brest ot Germany.

Falke, Iltis, Jaguar, Kondor, Seeadler and several mine hunters escort the voyage of the auxiliary cruiser Michel thourh the Channel to La Pallice. The ships are attacked by the British destroyers Windsor and Walpole, the escort vessel Ferne and several MTB/MGB.

Operation of the torpedo boats Falke, Iltis, Jaguar, Kondor and Seeadler against British small attack boats. Two of them (MGB 314 and MTB 74) are sunk or captured.

The 5th T-flotilla consisting of Falke, Iltis, Kondor and Seeadler sail from Brest to the Hoek van Holland to escort the auxiliary cruiser Stier.

On its way through the channel, the auxiliay cruiser Stier, covered by Falke, Iltis, Kondor and Seeadler, the ships are attacked by British forces. Near Cape Griz Niez, Seeadler sinks the British MTB 200.

At 04:04, the Iltis is hit by a torpedo of a British MTB near Boulogne. The ship breaks into two parts and sinks within minutes. 33 crew members can be rescured, 115 go down with their ship.