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This site officially opened in July 2001 with a detailed photo guide to the Schnellboot. The photos you see on this website have been gathered from rare original German wartime propaganda publications
such as Die Kriegsmarine and Signal as well as private photo albums and public archives.
Wanted : Photos of Imperial German U-Kreuzer U-139 &
U-140 (taken to USA as a war prize) photos of Heavy Cruiser Prinz Eugen,
photos and plans of Schnellboote.
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Now over 150 photos! and THE FINEST visual reference anywhere!
In May 1941, the Prinz Eugen set out into the Atlantic with Battleship Bismarck. Both were
tough, modern ships with determined crews but only Prinz Eugen would return. She was the Kriegsmarine's
"Lucky Ship." FEATURE ARTICLE Updated 21 February.
Over 200 photos! -- the modeller's BEST reference source on the web or in print!
Big, powerful and heavily armed, these sleek
torpedo boats were formidable weapons. While Allied torpedo boats were generally faster and lighter,
the Schnellboot's excellent sea keeping abilities gave it an advantage in all but the calmest
weather. Arguably the best PT boat of WW2, the innovative and versatile composite hull was
originally designed by a German yacht builder in the 1920's for an American tycoon. FEATURE ARTICLE. Updated 15 February
S-97 Restoration Bulletin
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55 previously unpublished photos! One of the least known vessels of the surface fleet, the Kriegsmarine's diminutive Frigate was
well built and fast but its prewar design lacked the foresight of the Schnellboot. Intended to fill the
need for an all purpose vessel, it was ill suited for its most important wartime duties. ONLINE PHOTO ALBUM Now online.
The Konig class battleships represented the armed
might and industrial power of the Kaiser's Empire at its apex. Obscured by Germany's defeat as a naval
superpower, and by the loss of archival photos, these magnificent ships sail again on Prinz Eugen
dot com SOON
In 1939, the Royal Navy still viewed German destroyers with scorn.
By 1940, when these ships spearheaded the German invasion of Norway
and repulsed British attempts to retake the harbor city of Narvik, their view had changed.
Online soon.
Go onboard the type VII, photos taken inside this submarine. Online soon.
Like many weapons systems
at the cutting edge of modern technology, the missile launching submarine
originated with experiments carried out by Germany during WW2. TECHNICAL REPORT Now Online.
Badges of Courage. Original Kriegsmarine insignia and awards in close up
photographs. Now Online.
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