German Destroyers And Escorts (world War 2 Photo Album Number 20)
by Paul Beaver /
1981 / English / PDF
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A selection of German wartime photographs from the Bundesarchiv, Koblenz. The destroyers and torpedo boats of the Kriegsmarine, although not fully utilised during World War 2, were fundamental workhorses and served in many roles in most theatres. Together with the ocean-going minesweepers, also covered in this volume, they provided cover for capital ships and coastal convoys and thus were an inextricable part of the German maritime operations
