Z 14 Friedrich Ihn

Together with the cruisers Köln, Leipzig, Nürnberg and other destroyers operations in the Danzig Beight.

Friedrich Ihn and the mine layers Cobra and Roland, the Erich Giese lays the mine field "1" and "2" MARTHA-GUSTAV in the North Sea. 752 Mines are laid during this operation, 202 from Friedrich Ihn.

Raid to intercept Britain - Scandinavia trade together with battleship Gneisenau, CL Köln and destroyers Wilhelm Heidkamp, Diether von Roeder, Karl Galster, Max Schulz, Paul Jakobi, Bernd von Arnim, Erich Steinbrinck and Friedrich Eckoldt. No results.

Mine laying operation together with the destroyers Erich Steinbrinck, Bruno Heinemann, Hermann Künne and Richard Beitzen against Newcastle. The returning ships are escorted by the light cruisers Nürnberg, Leipzig and Köln. Nürnberg and Köln are both hit by torpedoes of the British submarine Salmon.

Mine laying operations together with the destroyers Friedrich Eckold, Erich Steinbrinck, Karl Galster, Richard Beitzen and Hermann Schoemann against the Themse estuary.

Mine laying operations together with the destroyers Anton Schmitt, Karl Galster, Richard Beitzen, Wilhelm Heidkamp and Friedrich Eckold against Newcastle.

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 Karl Galster, Hans Lody, Theodor Riedel and Friedrich Eckold, Friedrich Ihn is sent to Cherbourg.

Transfer to Brest.

Mine laying operation at Falmouth Bay together with the destroyers Friedrich Eckold, Theodor Riedel, Hans Lody, Karl Galster, Paul Jakobi and Erich Steinbrinck.

Operation against the Bristol Channel together with the destroyers Erick Steinbrinck, Hans Lody, Karl Galster and the torpedo boats Falke, Greif, Jaguar, Kondor, Seeadler and Wolf. Short engangement with British cruisers and destroyers.

Paul Jakobi, Theodor Riedel, Friedrich Eckold, Erich Steinbrinck and Friedrich Ihn are returned to Germany.

Erich Steinbrinck, Bruno Heinemann and Friedrich Ihn are sent to Brest.

The destroyers Erich Steinbrinck, Bruno Heinemann and Friedrich Ihn are transferred to La Pallice.

Erich Steinbrinck, Bruno Heinemann and Friedrich Ihn escort the auxiliary cruiser Thor in the Biscay.

Erich Steinbrinck, Bruno Heinemann and Friedrich Ihn are relocated to Bordeaux.

The Troßschiff Nordmark is escorted by the destroyers Erich Steinbrinck, Bruno Heinemann and Friedrich Ihn from Le Havre to Boulogne.

Operation Rheinübung: The destroyers Friedrich Eckold, Hans Lody, Friedrich 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.

Operation Rheinübung: Bruno Heinemann and Friedrich Ihn escort the returing heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen to Brest.

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.

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.

Friedrich Ihn is sent back to Germany.

Friedrich Ihn and Z29 transfer to Brest.

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, 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.

Richard Beitzen, Paul Jacobi, Hermann Schoemann, Friedrich Ihn, Z25 and the torpedo boat Jaguar escort the heavy cruisers Prinz Eugen and Admiral Scheer on their way to Bergen.

Transfer of the 5th destroyer flotilla consisting of Richard Beitzen, Paul Jacobi, Hermann Schoemann, Friedrich Ihn and Z25 to Trondheim.

Arctic Sea operation with battleship Tirpitz: Friedrich Ihn, Paul Jacobi, Hermann Schoemann, Z25, T5 and T12 are used as escorts. During the operation Friedrich Ihn sinks the Soviet transport Izora.

Friedrich Ihn, Hermann Schoemann, Z25, T5 and T12 escort the battleship Tirpitz during its transfer from the Bogenbucht to Trondheim.

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 heavily attacked by U-boats and the Luftwaffe.

Covered by the destroyers Friedrich Ihn and Z24 and the torpedo boats T7 and T15 the heavy cruiser Lützow transfers to Trondheim.

Mine laying operation in the North Sea by light cruiser Köln and destroyers Friedrich Ihn, Friedrich Eckoldt and Z24.

Friedrich Ihn and Z24 return to Germany.

Richard Beitzen, Friedrich Ihn and Erich Steinbrinck escort the minelayer Ulm during a mine laying operation north of North Norway. After the destroyers leave the minelayer, it is sunk by the British destroyers Marne, Martin and Onslaught.