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Z17 Diether von Roeder

Zerstörer 1938 - 1940  Zerstörer 1936  Class

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07-09.10.1939:  

Raid to intercept Britain - Scandinavia trade together with battleship Gneisenau , CL Köln and destroyers Wilhlem Heidkamp , Erich Steinbrinck ,  Karl Galster , Max Schulz ,  Paul Jakobi ,  Bernd von Arnim , Friedrich Ihn and Friedrich Eckoldt . No results.

17-18.10.1939:   Mine laying operations together with the destroyers Karl Galster , Friedrich Eckold , Wilhlem Heidkamp , Hans Lüdemann and Hermann Künne against the Humber estuary.

07.04.1940:  

Operation Weserübung: Diether von Roeder joins the destroyers Georg Thiele , Wolfgang Zenker , Anton Schmitt , Erich Giese , Bernd von Arnim , Erich Koellner , Hans Lüdemann , Hermann Künne and Wilhlem Heidkamp in the Narvik Attack Group.
13.04.1940:   Operation Weserübung: After a battle against the destroyers Cossack , Foxhound and Punjabi , the destroyer runs out of ammo and is scuttled before a boarding crew of the Foxhound can reach the ship.

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  Thanks to:  John J Markowski  Jo-Olav Bakken