The German destroyer Z1 Leberecht Maass was the lead ship of her class of four destroyers built for the German Navy during the mid-1930s. Completed in 1937, two years before the start of World War II,
Z1 Leberecht Maass at anchor
Leberecht Maass
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Leberecht Maass was the Konteradmiral who commanded the German naval forces at the first Battle of Heligoland Bight. He lost his life when his flagship, the light cruiser SMS Cöln, was sunk by British
German destroyer Z1 Leberecht Maass
…passive hydrophones designated as 'GHG' (Gruppenhorchgerät) was fitted to detect submarines. Z1 Leberecht Maass, named after Rear Admiral (Konteradmiral) Leberecht Maass, who was killed while commanding German forces in the Battle of Heligoland Bight in August 1914, was the first destroyer to be built in Germany since…
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