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Z30

Zerstörer 1941 - 1949  Zerstörer 1936A  Class

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18-21.03.1942:   The destroyers Z24 , Z26 , Z30 and the torpedo boats T11 , T15 and T16 escort the heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper to Trondheim.
09-10.05.1942:   Z28 , Z30 , T5 and T7 escorrt the heavy crusier Admiral Scheer and the Troßschiff Dithmarschen 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.
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 .
13-15.10.1942:   Mine laying operation of Richard Beitzen , Friedrich Eckold , Z27 and Z30 near Kanin Nos.
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.
:   To be continued.

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