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Documentation

References and credits

The books, periodicals and other material listed here were consulted for the historical and technical content of German Naval History. Reference codes are retained so individual pages can identify a source without repeating its full bibliographical record.

Bibliography

Naval books

General histories, technical studies and ship monographs, arranged alphabetically by author.

Series and journals

Naval periodicals

The Marine-Arsenal collection covers ships, classes, weapons and operations of both eras.

Marine-Arsenal

Volumes 2, 7, 13, 16, 21–23, 25–26, 28–33, 35–37, 39–41 and 43–48

Ship and class studies ranging from Gneisenau and the Imperial battlecruisers to destroyers, torpedo boats, mine warfare vessels and auxiliary cruisers. Podzun-Pallas, 1987–2001.

Special issues

Spezial 1–6, 9–10; Sonderhefte 4, 7, 11, 15, 17–18; Highlights 1–2

Studies of Graf Zeppelin, the Z-Plan, armor, capital ships, cruisers, destroyers and German ships in foreign service. Podzun-Pallas, 1992–2000.

Digital reference

Multimedia sources

Mar98Marinegeschichte und Seekriegsführung 1848–1945 · Urbes-Verlag and Pearl Agency, 1998

Visual material

Image credits

Specific credits remain with the image they describe and take precedence over these general categories.

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Historical material

Original postcards and historical photographs identified as private collection material are held in a private collection.

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Drawings

All ship profiles and technical drawings were created by the site author. Any exceptions are identified in the image caption.

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Models

Scale-model photographs show models from the site owner's collection unless a different owner or photographer is named.

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Contributors

Material supplied by another photographer, collection or contributor is identified in its caption.

Publishers and creators

Postcards

Postcards reproduced on this site originate from the following publishers and credited creators. Individual image captions provide further details where available.

  • A. Klein, Kiel
  • A. M. Engel, Kiel
  • A. Redecker, Berlin
  • C. Speck
  • E. P. Hart, Wilhelmshaven
  • F. Schwarmstädt
  • Gebrüder Lempe, Kiel
  • H. Haase, Wilhelmshaven
  • H. J. Mayburg
  • Heinmann Ch. Büsing, Oldenburg
  • Herman Edlefsen, Kiel
  • K. Koch, Kiel
  • M. Dieterle, Kiel
  • M. Gerhardt, Kiel
  • M. Glückstadt & Münden, Hamburg
  • M. L. Carstens, Hamburg
  • Nordseeverlag, Wilhelmshaven
  • Verlag Fritz Zimmermann, Swinemünde
  • Verlag Hans Anders, Hamburg
  • Verlag Julius Simousen, Oldenburg
  • Verlag Karl Joswig, Grafschaft
  • W. Schäfer, Kiel
  • Winterhilfswerk des Deutschen Volkes 1933/34

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