| 14-17.01.1942: |
The destroyers Richard Beitzen
, Bruno Heinemann
, Paul Jakobi
and Z29
escort the battleship Tirpitz
to the Trondheimfjord. |
| 18-20.01.1942: |
Richard Beitzen
, Bruno Heinemann
, Paul Jakobi
and Z29
return to Germany. |
| 29.01-03.02.1942: |
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. |
| 15-17.05.1942: |
While being transferred to Kristiansand, the heawy cruiser Lützow
is escorded by Richard Beitzen
, Hans Lody
, Z27
and Z29
. |
| 17-18.05.1942: |
Mine laying operation at Jutland by Richard Beitzen
, Hans Lody
, Z27
and Z29
. |
| 18-20.05.1942: |
Richard Beitzen
, Hans Lody
, Z27, Z29 and T12
escort the cruiser Lützow
from Kristiansand to Trondheim. |
| 24-27.05.1942: |
The heavy cruiser Lützow
is escorted by Richard Beitzen
, Z27
, Z29
and T7
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
. |
| 20-21.10.1942: |
Richard Beitzen
, Friedrich Eckoldt
and Z29
escort the heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer
from the Altafjord to Narvik. |
| 23-24.10.1942: |
Richard Beitzen
, Friedrich Eckoldt, Z23, Z28
and Z29
escort the battleship Tirpitz
and the heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer
from Narvik to Trondheim. |
| 06-10.11.1942: |
Z23
, Z28
and Z29
escort the heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer
from Trondheim back to Germany. |
| 12-18.11.1942: |
Z23
, Z25
and Z29
escort the light cruiser Nürnberg
on its way to Trondheim. |
|
To be continued... |
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