German destroyer Z31
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Z31 was a German Type 1936A destroyer, which was completed in 1942 and served with the Kriegsmarine during the Second World War. She was constructed in Germany as part of Plan Z, and commissioned 11 A
Z31 underway while under French control
Battle of the Barents Sea
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The Battle of the Barents Sea was a World War II naval engagement on 31 December 1942 between warships of the German Navy and British ships escorting Convoy JW 51B to Kola Inlet in the USSR. The actio
German destroyer Z31
…constructed in Germany as part of Plan Z, and commissioned 11 April 1942. She spent much of the war in Arctic and Norwegian waters, taking part in the Battle of the Barents Sea on 31 December 1942. She survived the war, and was passed on to the French Navy as a war prize, serving under the name Marceau until 1958. On 28 June…
Battle of the Barents Sea Irwin J. Kappes, 2009
Battle of the Barents Sea
Erich Raeder with Adolf Hitler shortly after he resigned from his post of commander in chief of the Navy in 1943