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OverviewThe Kriegsmarine battleships, in fact, were only four vessels introduced during 1935-1941. The first two, Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, were ready before the war and two others, Bismarck and Tirpitz, were commissioned into the fleet after it had begun. That was the biggest achievement in the arming of the German navy conducted by A. Hitler. Interestingly, all these ships served within the period no longer than a fiscal quarter. If we calculate, it lasted from February to May 1941. In the meantime, Scharnhorst and Gneisenau were stationed in Brest, France, Bismarck was getting ready for raids on the Atlantic and Tirpitz was finishing her sea trials and getting ready for commissioning. Scharnhorst and Gneisenau had already been through a baptism of fire, which ended with a little victory on the British sea routes. However, staying on the French coast, they constantly were under the threat of air- Chapter 1. Designing and constructing the Scharnhorst and the Gneisenau strikes. The career of Bismarck ended with her sinking though she had successfully attacked British convoys before. As the consequence of that defeat, the German network of sources on the Atlantic was destroyed. Since that moment, raids by heavy German battleships became almost impossible to carry out. Besides, they were suffering from the ever-expanding control of the Atlantic by the Allies. Considering that, Scharnhorst and Gneisenau escaped to Germany via the English Channel. AUTHOR: Miroslaw Skwiot is an author and historian. 224 photos; 6 stereoscopic photos; 330 3D visualisations; 1:200, 1:100, 1:50, 1:25 scale drawings Full Product DetailsAuthor: Miroslaw Skwiot , Mariusz MotykaPublisher: Kagero Oficyna Wydawnicza Imprint: Kagero Oficyna Wydawnicza ISBN: 9788366673809ISBN 10: 8366673804 Pages: 334 Publication Date: 31 July 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews"""...will be of great interest to modelers planning to build either one of these battleships...""-- ""AMPS Indianapolis""" ...will be of great interest to modelers planning to build either one of these battleships... -- AMPS Indianapolis Author InformationMiroslaw Skwiot is an author and historian. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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