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Z1 Leberecht Maas

Zerstörer 1937 - 1940  Zerstörer 1934  Class

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Zerstörer Z1 Leberecht Maas of the Zerstörer 1934 class in 1937


Part of the 9th destroyer division at the outbreak of the war, operating in the Baltic Sea near Danzig. On 03.09.1939, the Maas was lightly damages during a battle with Polnish ships and coastal artillery. During a mining mission close to the British coast (Operation Wikinger) on 22.02.1940, the Maas was accidentally attacked by a German Heinkel He 111 bomber at the Doggerbank. During evasive maneuvers, the ship run into an unknown British  mine field. Sunk after bomb and mine hits.

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  Thanks to:  John J Markowski  A. Kyd-Rebenburg