| 10-11.01.1940: |
Mine laying operations together with the destroyers Richard Heinemann
and Wilhlem Zenker
against Cromer. |
| 09-10.02.1940: |
Mine laying operations together with the destroyers Wolfgang Zenker
and Brono Heinemann
against the Haisborough lightship. The mine laying destroyers are supported by Wilhlem Heidkamp
, Theodor Riedel
and Hermann Schoemann
. |
| 22-23.02.1940: |
Operation "Wikinger": Together with Richard Beitzen
, Friedrich Eckold
, Theodor Riedel
, Max Schulz
and Leberecht Maaas
, the Erich Koellner
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. |
| 07.04.1940: |
Operation Weserübung: Erch Koellner
joins the destroyers Georg Thiele
, Wolfgang Zenker
, Anton Schmitt
, Erich Giese
, Bernd von Arnim
, Diether von Roeder
, Hermann Lüdemann
, Hermann Künne
and Wilhlem Heidkamp
in the Narvik Attack Group. |
| 13.04.1940: |
Operation Weserübung: The destroyer is sunk by the British destroyers Bedouin, Eskimo, Icarus
and Funjabi
at the Ofotfjord. |
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