| 14.07.1931: |
Bremse
is commissioned, attached to the artillery training school in Kiel. |
| 1933: |
Repairs and refits, the ships mast is reduced in size and the artillery director is removed. |
| 1939: |
Bremse
plays the British cruiser Amphion
in the movie "Der letzte Apell", and is equipped with two
dummy funnels. |
| 03-04.09.1939: |
Escorts the minelayers Tannenberg
and Hansestadt Danzig
. |
| - Oct 1939: |
Escort for troop transports. |
| Oct 1939 - Mar 1940: |
Used in the artillery school. |
| Apr 1940: |
Operation "Weserübung":
Bremse
is part of Gruppe 3 attacking Bergen, during this operation the ship is hit by 21 cm guns. |
| -05.08.1940: |
Repairs in Stavanger. |
| 01.11.1940: |
Rammed by the steamer Donau
. |
| 24.06.1941: |
Sent to Kiel for escort duty. |
| 30.07.1941: |
Bremse
is attacked by 20 Albacore torpedo bombers and 9 Fulmar fighters of the H.M.S. Victorious
but
escapes unharmed. |
| 06.09.1941: |
While escorting the transports Trautenfels
and Barcelona
, the convoy is attacked by the British cruisers
Nigeria
and Aurora
near the Mageröy-Fjord. The Bremse
was able to pull the cruisers away from the
transports, so that they could escape while the Bremse
was sunk in an night artillery duel, 160 crew
members died. |
