| 04.09.1939: |
Together with Theodor Riedel
and the mine layers Cobra
and Roland
, the Erich Giese
lays the anti submarine mine field "f" MARTHA-HANS in the North Sea. 666 Mines are laid during this operation, 100 from Erich Giese
. |
| 05-06.09.1939: |
Together with Theodor Riedel
and the mine layers Cobra
and Roland
, the Erich Giese
lays the mine field "a" MARTHA-IDA in the North Sea. 666 Mines are laid during this operation, 100 from Erich Giese
. |
| 06-07.12.1939: |
Mine laying operation with Bernd von Arnim
and Hans Lody
against Cromer. During the operation, the German destroyers attack the British destroyers Juno
and Jersey
, damaging the Jersey
with a torpedo fired from Erich Giese
. |
| 07.04.1940: |
Operation Weserübung: Erich Giese
joins the destroyers Georg Thiele
, Wolfgang Zenker
, Anton Schmitt
, Bernd von Arnim
, Erich Koellner
, Diether von Roeder
, Hans Lüdemann
, Hermann Künne
and Wilhlem Heidkamp
in the Narvik Attack Group. |
| 13.04.1940: |
Operation Weserübung: The destroyer is sunk by the British destroyers Cossack
and Foxhound
west of Narvik. |
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