| 01.09.1939: |
Together with the cruisers Köln
, Leipzig
, Nürnberg
and other destroyers operations in the Danzig Beight. |
| 08.09.1939: |
Friedirch Ihn
and the mine layers Cobra
and Roland
, the Erich Giese
lays the mine field "1" and "2" MARTHA-GUSTAV in the North Sea. 752 Mines are laid during this operation, 202 from Friedirch Ihn
. |
| 07-09.10.1939: |
Raid to intercept Britain - Scandinavia trade together with battleship Gneisenau
, CL Köln
and destroyers Wilhlem Heidkamp
, Diether von Roeder
, Karl Galster
, Max Schulz
, Paul Jakobi
, Bernd von Arnim
, Erich Steinbrinck
and Friedrich Eckoldt
. No results.
|
| 12-13.12.1939: |
Mine laying operation together with the destroyers Erich Steinbrinck
, Bruno Heinemann,
Hermann Künne
and Richard Beitzen
against Newcastle. The returning ships are escorted by the light cruisers Nürnberg
, Leipzig
and Köln
. Nürnberg
and Köln
are both hit by torpedoes of the British submarine Salmon
. |
| 06-07.01.1940: |
Mine laying operations together with the destroyers Friedrich Eckold, Erich Steinbrinck, Karl Galster, Richard Beitzen and Hermann Schoemann
against the Themse estuary. |
| 10-11.01.1940: |
Mine laying operations together with the destroyers Anton Schmitt
, Karl Galster
, Richard Beitzen
, Wilhelm Heidkamp
and Friedrich Eckold
against Newcastle. |
| 25-28.07.1940: |
Transfer of the damaged Gneisenau
back to Germany, the battleship is escorted by light cruiser Nürnberg
and the destroyers Hans Lody
, Paul Jakobi
, Friedrich Ihn
and Karl Galster,
the torpedo boats Iltis
, Jaguar
, Kondor
, Luchs
and T5
. |
| 09-11.09.1940: |
Together with Karl Galster
, Hans Lody
, Theodor Riedel
and Friedrich Eckold
, Friedrich Ihn
is sent to Cherbourg. |
| 19-20.09.1940: |
Transfer to Brest. |
| 28-29.09.1940: |
Mine laying operation at Falmouth Bay together with the destroyers Friedrich Eckold, Theodor Riedel
, Hans Lody
, Karl Galster
, Paul Jakobi
and Erich Steinbrinck
. |
| 17-18.10.1940: |
Operation against the Bristol Channel together with the destroyers Erick Steinbrinck
, Hans Lody
, Karl Galster
and the torpedo boats Falke
, Greif
, Jaguar
, Kondor
, Seeadler
and Wolf
. Short engangement with British cruisers and destroyers. |
| 05-07.11.1940: |
Paul Jakobi
, Theodor Riedel
, Friedrich Eckold
, Erich Steinbrinck
and Friedrich Ihn
are returned to Germany. |
| 04-06.04.1941: |
Erich Steinbrinck
, Bruno Heinemann
and Friedrich Ihn
are sent to Brest. |
| 19-20.04.1941: |
The destroyers Erich Steinbrinck
, Bruno Heinemann
and Friedrich Ihn
are transfered to La Pallice. |
| 22-23.04.1941: |
Erich Steinbrinck
, Bruno Heinemann
and Friedrich Ihn
escort the auxiliary cruiser Thor
in the Biscay. |
| 28-29.04.1941: |
Erich Steinbrinck
, Bruno Heinemann
and Friedrich Ihn
are relocated to Bordeaux. |
| 18.05.1941: |
The Troßschiff Nordmark
is escorted by the destroyers Erich Steinbrinck
, Bruno Heinemann
and Friedrich Ihn
from Le Havre to Boulogne. |
| 20-26.05.1941: |
Operation Rheinübung: The destroyers Friedrich Eckold
, Hans Lody
, Friedirch Ihn
, Erich Steinbrinck
, Karl Galster
and Z20
escort the battleship Bismarck
and the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen
from the Baltic Sea to Trondheim. After that, the destroyers return to Germany. |
| 01-02.06.1941: |
Operation Rheinübung: Bruno Heinemann
and Friedrich Ihn
escort the returing heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen
to Brest. |
| 20-22.07.1941: |
The 5th destroyer flotilla of Erich Steinbrinck
, Friedrich Ihn
, Bruno Heinemann
, Z23
and Z24
is sent from La Pallice to Brest. On their way back, they escort the battleship Scharnhorst
on its way to La Pallice. |
| 24-27.07.1941: |
The 5th destroyer flotilla consisting of Erich Steinbrinck
, Friedrich Ihn
, Bruno Heinemann
, Z23
and Z24
escort the bomb damaged battleship Scharnhorst
from La Pallice to Brest. |
| 27-28.07.1941: |
Friedrich Ihn
is sent back to Germany. |
| 29.1-03.02.1942: |
Friedrich Ihn
and Z29
transfer 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. |
| 23-24.02.1942: |
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. During the operation Friedrich Ihn
sinks the Sowjet transport Izora
. |
| 12-13.03.1942: |
Friedrich Ihn
, Hermann Schoemann
, Z25
, T5
and T12
escort the battleship Tirpitz
during its transfer from the Bogenbucht to Trondheim. |
| 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. |
| 08-10.07.1942: |
Covered by the destroyers Friedrich Ihn
and Z24
and the torpedo boats T7
and T15
the heavy cruiser Lützow
transfers to Trondheim. |
| 14-15.07.1942: |
Mine laying operation in the North Sea by light cruiser Köln
and destroyers Friedrich Ihn
, Friedrich Eckoldt
and Z24
. |
| 15-17.07.1942: |
Friedrich Ihn
and Z24
return to Germany. |
| 24-25.08.1942: |
Richard Beitzen
, Friedrich Ihn
and Erich Steinbrinck
escort the minelayer Ulm
during a mine laying operation north of North Norway. After the destroyers leave the minelayer, it is sunk by the British destroyers Marne
, Martin
and Onslought.
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To be continued |
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