| 01.09.1939: |
Together with the cruisers Köln
, Leipzig
, Nürnberg
and other destroyers operations in the Danzig Beight. |
| 12-13.12.1939: |
Mine laying operation together with the destroyers Erich Steinbrinck
, Bruno Heinemann,
Friedirch Ihn
and Hermann Künne
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
. |
| 06-07.01.1940: |
Mine laying operations together with the destroyers Friedrich Eckold, Friedrich Ihn, Erich Steinbrinck, Karl Galster and Hermann Schoemann
against the Themse estuary. |
| 10-11.01.1940: |
Mine laying operations together with the destroyers Anton Schmitt
, Karl Galster
, Wilhlem Heidkamp
, Friedrich Ihn
and Friedrich Eckold
against Newcastle. |
| 09-10.02.1940: |
Mine laying operations together with the destroyers Max Schulz
and Friedrich Eckold
against the Shipwash-Area. The mine laying destroyers are supported by Wilhlem Heidkamp
, Theodor Riedel
and Hermann Schoemann
. |
| 22-23.02.1940: |
Operation "Wikinger": Together with Friedrich Eckold
, Erich Koellner
, Theodor Riedel
, Max Schulz
and Leberecht Maaas
, the Richard Beitzen
operates against british fishing boats at the Doggerbank. On their way to the operations area, the destroyers are attacked by a German bomber, sinking the Lebercht Maas
. During the evasive manouvers, the destroyers run into British mines and the Max Schulz
is lost after a mine hit. |
| 29-30.04.1940: |
Together with the destroyer Bruno Heinemann
and the torpedo boats Leopard
, Kondor
, Möwe
and Wolf
, the Richard Beitzen
escorts the mine layers Kaiser
, Roland
and Preussen
while laying the mine field 17n. The mine layers carry over 1000 mines. The Leopard
is lost after being rammed by the mine layer Kaiser
. |
| 09.05.1940: |
Together with the destroyers Bruno Heinemann and Hermann Schoemann,
the torpedo boat Greif
,and 3 S-boats, the Richard Beitzen
escorts the mine layers Corba
, Kaiser
, Roland
and Preussen
while laying the mine field 16. The operation is cancelled when aircraft detected British destroyers nearby. |
| 17-18.04.1940: |
Mine operation in the North Sea together with the destroyers Bruno Heinemann
and Hermann Schoemann
. |
| 19-20.04.1940: |
Mine operation in the North Sea together with the destroyers Bruno Heinemann
and Hermann Schoemann
. |
| 20-22.10.1940: |
Transfer to Brest. |
| 24-25.11.1940: |
Karl Galster
, Richard Beitzen
and Hans Lody
operate against Plymouth. One British patrol boat and the transport Appolonia
are sunk. |
| 28-29.11.1940: |
Karl Galster
, Richard Beitzen
and Hans Lody
operate against Plymouth again. Three smaller British ships are sunk, the destroyer Javelin
is torpedoed. |
| 21.01.1941: |
Sent to Rotterdam. |
| 23-24.01.1941: |
Mine laying operation of the destroyer Richard Beitzen
, the torpedo boats Iltis
and Seeadler
and the mine layers Corba
, Kaiser
and Roland
at the British South East Coast. |
| 28-30.01.1941: |
Transfer of the destroyer Richard Beitzen
and the torpedo boats Iltis
, Kondor
and Seeadler
to Brest. |
| 01-02.02.1941: |
The heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper
is escorted by the destroyer Richrd Beitzen
and the torpedo boats Kondor
and Seeadler
while leaving Brest. |
| 13-14.02.1941: |
The heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper
is escorted by the destroyer Richrd Beitzen
and the torpedo boats Kondor
and Seeadler
while returning to Brest. |
| 16-18.03.1941: |
Transfer to Germany. |
| 01-02.07.1941: |
Richard Beitzen
and Hans Lody
are relocated to Bergen. |
| 04-11.07.1941: |
The 6th destroyer flotilla, consiting of the destroyers Friedrich Eckold
, Karl Galster
, Herman Schoemann
, Richard Beitzen
and Hans Lody
are transferred to Kirkenes. |
| 12-16.07.1941: |
Operations of the 6th destroyer flotilla near hte North Cape and Kola: Hans Lody
, Karl Galster
, Hermann Schoemann
, Friedrich Eckold
and Richard Beitzen
sink the Russian patrol boats Passat
and Molotow
. |
| 22-24.07.1941: |
The 6th destroyer flotilla, consiting of the destroyers Friedrich Eckold
, Karl Galster
, Herman Schoemann
, and Richard Beitzen
operate in the Arctic Sea and sink the Russian patrol boat Meridian
and one float plane. |
| 29-30.07.1941: |
Hans Lody
, Hermann Schoemann
, Friedrich Eckold
and Richard Beitzen
operate against th Kaja- and Jugor-Street. The operation is aborted when a British task group consisting of aircraft carriers, cruisers and destroyers is reported. |
| 04-05.08.1941: |
Friedrich Eckold
and Richard Beitzen
escort troop transports in North Norway. |
| 09-10.08.1941: |
Friedrich Eckold, Hans Lody
and Richard Beitzen
operate near the Kola-Fjord and the Kildin-Islands. The Soviet patrol boat SKR 12/Tuman
is sunk. Richard Beitzen
is damaged by costal artillery. |
| 14-17.08.1941: |
Escorted by the torpedo boats Iltis
and Seeadler
, the Richard Beitzen
is sent back to Germany. |
| 14-17.01.1942: |
The destroyers Richard Beitzen
, Bruno Heinemann
, Paul Jakobi
and Z29
escort the battleship Tirpitz
to the Trondheimfjord. |
| 18-20.01.1942: |
Richard Beitzen
, Bruno Heinemann
, Paul Jakobi
and Z29
return to Germany. |
| 24-26.01.1942: |
Transfer of Richard Beitzen
, Bruno Heinemann, Paul Jakobi
and Herman Schoemann
to Le Havre.
Bruno Heinemann
is lost during the tranfer because of two mine hits. |
| 27-28.01.1942: |
Richard Reitzen
and Paul Jacobi
are send to Brest. |
| 04.02.1942: |
During gunnery drills, the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen
is escorted by Richard Reitzen
and Paul Jacobi.
|
| 12-13.02.1942: |
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. |
| 21-23.02.1942: |
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. |
| 23-24.02.1942: |
Transfer of the 5th destroyer flotilla consiting of Richard Beitzen
, Paul Jacobi
, Hermann Schoemann
, Friedrich Ihn and Z25
to Trondheim.
|
| 11-14.03.1942: |
Richard Beitzen
and T4
are ordered back to Germany. |
| 15-17.05.1942: |
While being transferred to Kristiansand, the heawy cruiser Lützow
is escorted by Richard Beitzen
, Hans Lody
, Z27
and Z29
. |
| 17-18.05.1942: |
Mine laying operation at Jutland by Richard Beitzen
, Hans Lody
, Z27
and Z29
. |
| 18-20.05.1942: |
Richard Beitzen
, Hans Lody
, Z27, Z29 and T12
escort the cruiser Lützow
from Kristiansand to Trondheim. |
| 24-27.05.1942: |
The heavy cruiser Lützow
is escorted by Richard Beitzen
, Z27
, Z29
and T7
from Trondheim to Narvik. |
| 03-06.07.1942: |
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 heaviely attacked by U-boats and the Luftwaffe. |
| 17-18.08.1942: |
Friedrich Eckoldt
, Erich Steinbrinck
and Richard Beitzen
escort the heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer
to the Bear Islands. |
| 24-25.08.1942: |
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 Onslought.
|
| 29-31.08.1942: |
Friedrich Eckoldt,
Erich Steinbrinck
and Richard Beitzen
escort the heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer
from Bear Island to Norway. |
| 04-08.09.1942: |
Mine laying operation of Richard Beitzen
, Z29
and Z30
in the Kara Sea. |
| 24-28.09.1942: |
The destroyers Richard Beizen
, Z23
, Z28
, Z29
and Z30
proceed to a mine laying operation at Nowaja Semlja. They are covered by the heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer
. |
| 03-04.10.1942: |
Richard Beizen
and Friedrich Eckoldt
relocate from the Altafjord to Kirkenes. |
| 13-15.10.1942: |
Mine laying operation of Richard Beitzen
, Friedrich Eckoldt
, Z27
and Z30
near Kanin Nos. |
| 20-21.10.1942: |
Richard Beitzen
, Friedrich Eckoldt
and Z29
escort the heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer
from the Altafjord to Narvik. |
| 23-24.10.1942: |
Richard Beitzen
, Friedrich Eckoldt, Z23, Z28
and Z29
escort the battleship Tirpitz
and the heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer
from Narvik to Trondheim. |
| 25-25.10.1942: |
The destroyers Richard Beitzen
and Friedrich Eckoldt
return to Narvik. |
| 28-29.10.1942: |
Richard Beitzen
and Friedrich Eckoldt
escort the heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper
to the Alta-Fjord. |
| 05-09.11.1942: |
The 5th destroyer flottilla, consisting of Richard Beitzen
, Friedrich Eckoldt
, Z27
and Z30
, escort the heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper
during an operation into the Barents Sea to attack allied shipping. |
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To be continued... |
