| 25-26.06.1941: |
While being on transfer to Norway, Z25
runs aground. |
| 03.07.1941: |
The ship returns to Germany. |
| 21-23.09.1941: |
The destroyers Z25
, Z26
and Z27
and the torpedo boats T2
, T5
, T7
, T8
and T11
are attached to the Baltic fleet to prevent an escape of Soviet ships into the Baltic Sea. |
| 29.11-12.12.1941: |
Transfer of Z23
, Z25
and Z27
to North-Norway. |
| 16-18.12.1941: |
Operations of Z23
, Z24
, Z25
and Z27
against the Kola coast. After a battle against the British MTB Hazard
and Speedy
(hit 4 times), the destroyers return to their base. |
| 26.12.1941: |
The 8.Z-Flotilla, constiting of Z23
, Z24
, Z25
and Z27
sails out of the Ofotfjord. |
| 27.12.1941: |
Z23
, Z24
, Z25
and Z27
operate at the Lofoten. |
| 03-04.01.1942: |
Z23
, Z24
, Z25
and Z27
escort the Adolf Lüderitz
from Tromsö to Kirkenes. |
| 13-14.01.1942: |
Mine operation of Z23
, Z24
and Z25
at Cape Kacovskij in the White Sea. |
| 20.01.1942: |
The transfer of Z23
, Z24
and Z25
from Kirkenes to Tromsö is canceled after Z23
and Z24
were damaged after running aground. |
| 27-28.01.1942: |
Z23
, Z24
and Z25
are sent from Kirkenses to Tromsö. |
| 29.01-02.02.1942: |
Z24
and Z25
return to Germany. |
| 02-06.02.1942: |
Z25
and T18
are sent to Holland. Together with Heinrich Schoemann
they continue to Brest. |
| 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. |
| 23.02.1942: |
Escort of heavy cruiers Prinz Eugen
together with Hermann Schoemann
. After Prinz Eugen
is hit by a torpedo of the British submarine Trident
, return to Bergen. Additional escrot is given by T5
and T12
. |
| 23-24.02.1942: |
Transfer of the 5th destroyer flotilla consiting of Richard Beitzen
, Paul Jacobi
, Hermann Schoemann
, Friedrich Ihn and Z25
to Trondheim.
|
| 06-10.03.1942: |
Arctic Sea operation with battleship Tirpitz
: Friedrich Ihn
, Paul Jacobi
, Hermann Schoemann
, Z25
, T5
and T12
are used as escorts. |
| 12-13.03.1942: |
Friedrich Ihn
, Hermann Schoemann
, Z25
, T5
and T12
escort the battleship Tirpitz
during its transfer from the Bogenbucht to Trondheim. |
| 25-27.03.1942: |
Z24
, Z25
and Z26
are relocated to Kirkenes. |
| 28-29.03.1942: |
Operation of Z24
, Z25
and Z26
against the convoy PQ13:
After the loss of Z26
and rescue of its crew, the remaining destroyers have a short battle with the British destroyer Oribi
and the Soviet destroyers Sokrusitelnyj
and Gremjascyj
. |
| 11-15.04.1942: |
Unsuccessfull attempt of Hermann Schoemman
, Z24
and Z25
to attack the convoy PQ14. |
| 11-12.05.1942: |
Z24
and Z25
escort the tender Tanga from Kirkenes to Narvik. |
| 16-18.05.1942: |
Paul Jakobi
, Z25
, T11
and T12
escort the damaged cruiser Prinz Eugen
back to Germany. |
| 12-18.11.1942: |
Z23
, Z25
and Z29
escort the light cruiser Nürnberg
on its way to Trondheim. |
| : |
To be continued... |
