Schleswig Holstein in WW2 History | World War II Database

27 Feb 1875

Germany

The Flensburger Shipbuilding Company in nothern Germany completed its first ship, Doris Brodersen. ww2dbase [Flensburger Schiffbau AG | Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein | AG]

1 Oct 1899

Germany

Work began to modernize Germaniawerft in Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | AG]

5 Nov 1902

Germany

The steamship Fiducia became the first ship to be completed at the new shipyard of the Flensburger Shipbuilding Company in northern Germany. ww2dbase [Flensburger Schiffbau AG | Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein | AG]

2 Sep 1920

Germany

Brückenbau Flender AG's shipbuilding site in Lübeck, Germany launched its first ship since the 1918 expansion, coastal freighter Orantes. ww2dbase [Lübecker Flenderwerke AG | Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

19 May 1931

Germany

The German pocket battleship Deutschland was launched by Deutsche Werke Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Deutsche Werke Kiel | Deutschland | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | AC]

2 Aug 1934

Germany

The keel of fleet escort ship F1 was laid down at the Krupp Germania Werft yard in Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft | F1 | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

22 Aug 1934

Germany

The keel of fleet escort ship F4 was laid down at the Krupp Germania Werft yard in Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft | F4 | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

6 Sep 1934

Germany

The keel of fleet escort ship F5 was laid down at the Krupp Germania Werft yard in Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft | F5 | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]
The keel of fleet escort ship F6 was laid down at the Krupp Germania Werft yard in Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft | F6 | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

11 Feb 1935

Germany

The keel of U-1 was laid down at the Deutsche Werke shipyard in Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [U-1 | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

1 Mar 1935

Germany

Fleet escort ship F1 was launched at the Krupp Germania Werft yard in Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft | F1 | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

3 Mar 1935

Germany

The keel of the German battlecruiser Gneisenau was laid down in Dry Dock I of Deutsche Werke Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Deutsche Werke Kiel | Gneisenau | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | AC]

2 Apr 1935

Germany

Fleet escort ship F2 was launched at the Krupp Germania Werft yard in Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft | F2 | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

20 May 1935

Germany

The keel of U-12 was laid down at the Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft shipyard in Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft | U-12 | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

25 May 1935

Germany

Deutsche Werke Kiel AG in Germany began planning the construction of a third slip. ww2dbase [Deutsche Werke Kiel | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | AG]

1 Jun 1935

Germany

Fleet escort ship F3 was launched at the Krupp Germania Werft yard in Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft | F3 | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

15 Jun 1935

Germany

U-1 was launched at the Deutsche Werke shipyard in Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [U-1 | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

2 Jul 1935

Germany

Fleet escort ship F4 was launched at the Krupp Germania Werft yard in Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft | F4 | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

14 Aug 1935

Germany

Fleet escort ship F5 was launched at the Krupp Germania Werft yard in Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft | F5 | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

11 Sep 1935

Germany

U-12 was launched at the Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft shipyard in Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft | U-12 | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

1 Oct 1935

Germany

Fleet escort ship F6 was launched at the Krupp Germania Werft yard in Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft | F6 | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

13 Dec 1935

Germany

Representatives of Deutsche Werke Kiel AG in Germany met with Erich Raeder on the construction of a third slip. ww2dbase [Deutsche Werke Kiel | Erich Raeder | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | AG]

11 Apr 1936

Germany

The keel of U-23 was laid down by Germaniawerft in Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft | U-23 | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

23 Apr 1936

Germany

The keel of Prinz Eugen was laid down by Germaniawerft in Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft | Prinz Eugen | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

12 Aug 1936

Germany

The keel of Wilhelm Bauer was laid down at the Howaldtswerke shipyard in Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Howaldtswerke Kiel | Wilhelm Bauer | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

28 Aug 1936

Germany

U-23 was launched by Germaniawerft in Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft | U-23 | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

28 Dec 1936

Germany

The keel of Graf Zeppelin was laid down in Dry Dock I of Deutsche Werke Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Deutsche Werke Kiel | Graf Zeppelin | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

1 Feb 1937

Germany

The construction work for slip III at Deutsche Werke Kiel AG in Germany began. ww2dbase [Deutsche Werke Kiel | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | AG]

22 Mar 1937

Photo(s) dated 22 Mar 1937

German carrier hull Flugzeugträger A (future Graf Zeppelin) under construction, Kiel, Germany, 22 Mar 1937, photo 1 of 9

German carrier hull Flugzeugträger A (future Graf Zeppelin) under construction, Kiel, Germany, 22 Mar 1937, photo 2 of 9

German carrier hull Flugzeugträger A (future Graf Zeppelin) under construction, Kiel, Germany, 22 Mar 1937, photo 3 of 9

German carrier hull Flugzeugträger A (future Graf Zeppelin) under construction, Kiel, Germany, 22 Mar 1937, photo 4 of 9

See all photos dated 22 Mar 1937

1 Apr 1937

Germany

The Howaldtswerke operations in Kiel, Germany was sold to Deutsche Werke Kiel AG. ww2dbase [Howaldtswerke Kiel | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

12 Aug 1937

Germany

The keel of Waldemar Kophamel was laid down at the Howaldtswerke shipyard in Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Howaldtswerke Kiel | Waldemar Kophamel | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

21 Sep 1937

Germany

The keel of U-56 was laid down at Deutsche Werke, Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Deutsche Werke Kiel | U-56 | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

30 Apr 1938

Germany

Wilhelm Bauer was launched at the Howaldtswerke shipyard in Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Howaldtswerke Kiel | Wilhelm Bauer | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

9 Jun 1938

Germany

Lübecker Flenderwerke AG received the order from the German Navy to build four Type VII B submarines. ww2dbase [Lübecker Flenderwerke AG | Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

22 Aug 1938

Germany

Prinz Eugen was launched at the Germaniawerft yard in Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft | Prinz Eugen | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

Photo(s) dated 22 Aug 1938

Launching of German cruiser Prinz Eugen, slip VIII of Germaniawerft yard, Kiel, Germany, 22 Aug 1938, photo 1 of 3

Launching of German cruiser Prinz Eugen, slip VIII of Germaniawerft yard, Kiel, Germany, 22 Aug 1938, photo 2 of 3

Launching of German cruiser Prinz Eugen, slip VIII of Germaniawerft yard, Kiel, Germany, 22 Aug 1938, photo 3 of 3

3 Sep 1938

Germany

U-56 was launched at Deutsche Werke, Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Deutsche Werke Kiel | U-56 | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

21 Sep 1938

Photo(s) dated 21 Sep 1938

Carrier Graf Zeppelin under construction, Kiel, Germany, 21 Sep 1938

23 Sep 1938

Germany

The keel of Otto Wünsche was laid down at the Howaldtswerke shipyard in Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Howaldtswerke Kiel | Otto Wünsche | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

8 Dec 1938

Germany

Graf Zeppelin was launched by Deutsche Werke Kiel in Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Deutsche Werke Kiel | Graf Zeppelin | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

Photo(s) dated 8 Dec 1938

Launching of Graf Zeppelin, Kiel, Germany, 8 Dec 1938

1 Apr 1939

Germany

The Deutsche Werke Kiel AG operations in Kiel, Germany and the Kriegsmarinearsenal merged and became Kriegsmarinewerft Kiel. ww2dbase [Howaldtswerke Kiel | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

15 May 1939

Germany

Waldemar Kophamel was launched at the Howaldtswerke shipyard in Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Howaldtswerke Kiel | Waldemar Kophamel | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

8 Jun 1939

Germany

Franken was launched at the Deutsche Werke Kiel shipyard in Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Deutsche Werke Kiel | Franken | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

15 Aug 1939

Photo(s) dated 15 Aug 1939

Launching of U-54 at Slip III of Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft, Kiel, Germany, 15 August 1939

6 Sep 1939

Germany

German escort ship F10 was transferred from the Baltic Sea to the Helgoland archipelago north of Wilhelmshaven, Germany. ww2dbase [F10 | Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]
Fleet escort ship F7 was transferred from the Baltic Sea to the German archipelago of Helgoland. ww2dbase [F7 | Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]
Fleet escort ship F8 was transferred from the Baltic Sea to the German archipelago of Helgoland. ww2dbase [F8 | Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

19 Sep 1939

Germany

The construction of Graf Zeppelin was halted temporarily as Erich Raeder and Hermann Göring competed for resources. ww2dbase [Deutsche Werke Kiel | Graf Zeppelin | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]
The work on light cruiser M ceased at Deutsche Werke Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Deutsche Werke Kiel | M | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

23 Sep 1939

Germany

The construction work for slip III at Deutsche Werke Kiel AG in Germany completed. ww2dbase [Deutsche Werke Kiel | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | AG]

13 Oct 1939

Germany

The 1,819-ton neutral Norwegian merchant steamer Kvernaas, captured by the Germans in Sep 1939, was released from Kiel, Germany along with its cargo of 2,585 tons of cellulose. ww2dbase [Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | HM]

23 Oct 1939

Photo(s) dated 23 Oct 1939

Scharnhorst and U-47 at Kiel, Germany, 23 Oct 1939

13 Nov 1939

Germany

U-56 arrived at Kiel, Germany, ended her third patrol. ww2dbase [U-56 | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

8 Apr 1940

Germany

Emden departed Strander Bucht off Strander, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany for Norway together with Group 5. ww2dbase [Emden | Strander, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

29 Apr 1940

Germany

The work on carrier Graf Zeppelin was stopped. ww2dbase [Deutsche Werke Kiel | Graf Zeppelin | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

23 May 1940

Germany

Otto Wünsche was launched at the Howaldtswerke shipyard in Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Howaldtswerke Kiel | Otto Wünsche | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

4 Jun 1940

Germany

Jaguar began escorting battleships Gneisenau and Scharnhorst and the heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper between Kiel, Germany and the Skaggerak. ww2dbase [Gneisenau | Admiral Hipper | Jaguar | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

21 Jun 1940

Photo(s) dated 21 Jun 1940

Carrier Graf Zeppelin under construction, Kiel, Germany, 21 Jun 1940

23 Jun 1940

Germany

Jaguar completed escorting battleship Scharnhorst from Norway to Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Scharnhorst | Jaguar | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

8 Jul 1940

Germany

British bombers attacked German heavy cruiser Lützow in dock at Kiel, Germany. Lützow, under repair for extensive torpedo damage to her stern caused by HMS Spearfish on 11 Apr 1940, was hit by a bomb that failed to detonate. ww2dbase [Deutsche Werke Kiel | Deutschland | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

15 Sep 1940

Photo(s) dated 15 Sep 1940

Battleship Bismarck at Brunsbüttel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, 15 Sep 1940

A tugboat guiding Bismarck at Brunsbüttel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, 15 Sep 1940, photo 1 of 7

A tugboat guiding Bismarck at Brunsbüttel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, 15 Sep 1940, photo 2 of 7

A tugboat guiding Bismarck at Brunsbüttel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, 15 Sep 1940, photo 5 of 7

See all photos dated 15 Sep 1940

28 Sep 1940

Germany

Battleship Bismarck departed Kiel, Germany for Gotenhafen (Gdynia), occupied Poland and then into the Baltic Sea for her trials. ww2dbase [Bismarck | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

22 Jan 1941

Germany

German battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau departed from Kiel, Germany for Operation Berlin. ww2dbase [Operation Berlin | Gneisenau | Scharnhorst | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

8 Mar 1941

Germany

Battleship Bismarck exited the Kiel Canal and entered Dock C of Deutsche Werke Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Deutsche Werke Kiel | Bismarck | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

25 Jul 1941

Germany

British bombers took off at 2230 hours on the previous day, reaching Kiel, Germany at about 0145 hours on this date; bombs were dropped on the Deutsche Werke shipyard facilities; surviving attacks landed at their bases in Britain at about 0600 hours. On the same day, Bombers of British No. 102 Squadron RAF attacked Hanover, Germany after sundown. ww2dbase [Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | Deutsche Werke Kiel | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

7 Aug 1941

Germany

After dark, 84 British aircraft were launched to attack Essen, Germany (108 tons of high explosive bombs and 5,720 incendiary bombs were dropped, damaging the Krupp coke oven batteries), 31 launched against Hamm (damaging rail marshalling yard), 32 launched against Dortmund, 88 launched against Kiel (104 tons of high explosive bombs and 4,836 incendiary bombs were dropped, damaging Deutsche Werke Shipyards), and a number of bombers were launched against Hamburg (poor visibility and results were not observed). ww2dbase [Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | Deutsche Werke Kiel | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

20 Aug 1941

Germany

The keel of SP1 (later renamed Z40) was laid down by the Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft shipyard in Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft | SP1 | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

19 Sep 1941

Photo(s) dated 19 Sep 1941

Aerial photograph of Flensburger Schiffbau facilities, Flensburg, Germany, 19 Sep 1941

6 Jan 1942

Germany

German Navy Großadmiral Erich Raeder inspected battleship Tirpitz at Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Tirpitz | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

26 Feb 1942

Germany

49 British RAF bombers attacked Gneisenau in the drydock at Kiel, Germany. A bomb penetrated the armored deck, triggering a detonation in the forward turret which caused great damage to entire bow section of the ship; 112 were killed, 21 were wounded. ww2dbase [Deutsche Werke Kiel | Gneisenau | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

28 Apr 1942

Germany

88 British bombers (62 Wellington, 15 Stirling, 10 Hampden, 1 Halifax) attacked Kiel, Germany, destroying all three main shipyard facilities and killing 15; 6 bombers were destroyed in his mission. ww2dbase [Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

15 May 1942

Germany

Lützow departed Kiel, Germany for Ofotfjord in northern Norway. ww2dbase [Deutschland | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

18 May 1942

Germany

Prinz Eugen arrived at Kiel, Germany to receive a new stern, which was destroyed on 23 Feb by a torpedo from HMS Trident. ww2dbase [Prinz Eugen | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

4 Jun 1942

Germany

The keel of U-1059 was laid down at the Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft shipyard in Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft | U-1059 | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

6 Sep 1942

Germany

German submarine U-261 departed Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

5 Dec 1942

Germany

Graf Zeppelin was towed to Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Deutsche Werke Kiel | Graf Zeppelin | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

31 Jan 1943

Germany

Coronel departed Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Togo / Coronel | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

1 Mar 1943

Germany

Coronel arrived at Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Togo / Coronel | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

12 Mar 1943

Germany

U-1059 was launched by the Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft shipyard in Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft | U-1059 | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

14 Mar 1943

Germany

Aircraft of the US 8th Air Force bombed Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | TH]

4 Apr 1943

Germany

RAF bombers conducted a raid on Kiel, Germany during the night. ww2dbase [Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

9 Apr 1943

Germany

U-339 arrived at Kiel, Germany and was reclassified as a training boat. ww2dbase [Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | HM]

27 Apr 1943

Germany

The keel of U-1133 was laid down at the Howaldtswerke shipyard in Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Howaldtswerke Kiel | U-1133 | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

3 May 1943

Germany

Light cruiser Nürnberg arrived at Kiel, Germany; Jaguar, Greif, and Z4 Richard Beitzen had escorted her to Kiel from Norway. Later that day, Jaguar, Greif, and Möwe escorted minelayers out of Kiel for the North Sea. ww2dbase [Nürnberg | Z4 Richard Beitzen | Möwe | Greif | Jaguar | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

5 May 1943

Germany

The USAAF 44th Bomber Group dispatched 21 B-24 Liberator bombers from their base at Shipham, Norfolk on England's east coast to join a raid on the submarine building yards of Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft in Kiel, Germany. They joined a force of 125 B-17 Flying Fortress bombers from other units, making them the only B-24 Liberator bombers participating. The group earned their first Unit Citation in what would be a memorable action. German anti-aircraft fire was terrific and German fighters engaged the aircraft on both the fight to and from the target. The group claimed 32 aircraft destroyed, five probables and many damaged. The 67th Squadron lost all three of their aircraft flying as the tail end Charlies, the 68th and 506th both had an aircraft shot down whilst the Liberator piloted by Lieutenant Reed of the 66th Squadron was so severely damaged by fighters and anti-aircraft fire that he ordered the crew to bail out whilst he headed out to sea and jumped. The control tower at the Shipham base, not wanting the runways blocked, diverted one of the homeward 506th aircraft to another base due to noticing how much damage they had suffered plus the tyres being shot flat. The aircraft made it all the way to Belfast in Ireland where the pilot made a landing without any incident. The 44th was awarded a Distinguished Unit Citation (DUC) for its conduct on this operation; this was the first such honour granted to a combat unit of the 8th Air Force. In 1991 Lieutenant Colonel Tom Holmes, then a Captain in the 68th Squadron wrote a piece about the action including a brush with an enemy fighter: "One fighter came in so close and so straight at us I couldn't see how we could avoid running into him. Occasionally the fighter pilots would be shot and come in out of control, taking one or two bombers with them. But this fighter was coming directly at us from just slightly above and a little to our left. At the very last moment it looked as if there was no way to avoid a head-on collision and I ducked my head to get set for the collision which, miraculously, never took place." ww2dbase [Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | HM]

19 May 1943

Germany

US B-17F bomber 'Memphis Belle' became the second aircraft to complete 25 combat missions after attacking Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [B-17 Flying Fortress | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

1 Jul 1943

Germany

Kriegsmarinewerft Kiel facilities in Kiel, Germany was sold, forming a new company named Howaldtswerke Aktiengesellschaft Werft Kiel. ww2dbase [Howaldtswerke Kiel | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

18 Sep 1943

Germany

U-537 departed Kiel, Germany for her first war patrol. She carried Wetter-Funkgerät Land-26 weather station equipment along with meteorology expert Dr. Kurt Sommermeyer and his assistant Walter Hildebrant on board. ww2dbase [Weather Station Kurt | U-537 | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

30 Sep 1943

Germany

The construction for U-1133 was suspended. ww2dbase [Howaldtswerke Kiel | U-1133 | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

16 Dec 1943

Germany

Togo was slightly damaged by a British air raid at Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Togo / Coronel | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

9 Mar 1944

Germany

The order to build the prototype of Type XXVIIA midget submarines was issued to Germaniawerft of Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft | Type XXVII | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

28 Mar 1944

Germany

The order to build 52 Type XXVIIA Hecht midget submarines was issued to Germaniawerft of Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft | Type XXVII | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

9 Apr 1944

Germany

Robert Johnson shot down a German Fw 190 aircraft over Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Robert Johnson | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

11 Apr 1944

Germany

U-860, a Type IX-D Type German submarine, under Fregattenkapitän Paul Büchel, set sail from Kiel, Germany. She carried, among others, 100 tons of mercury and 100 tons of lead for Japan as well as location devices, test equipment, tools and consumables for 4 submarines in East Asia. She was to make a stop at Kristiansand, Norway before heading into the Atlantic Ocean. ww2dbase [U-860 | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | HM]

22 Jul 1944

Germany

The construction for U-1133 was canceled. ww2dbase [Howaldtswerke Kiel | U-1133 | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

30 Jul 1944

Germany

The order to build 1,000 Type XXVIIB5 Seehund submarines was issued was issued to Germaniawerft of Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft | Type XXVII | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

3 Sep 1944

Germany

A BQ-8 drone dove into Düne island on the German coast; the drone's controller had mistaken it for the island in the Helgoland archipelago where a German submarine base was located. ww2dbase [Operation Aphrodite and Operation Anvil | Düne, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

15 Oct 1944

Germany

Two BQ-7 drones successfully reached the Helgoland archipelago, but missed the German submarine base due to poor weather conditions. ww2dbase [Operation Aphrodite and Operation Anvil | Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

18 Nov 1944

Germany

U-1233 departed Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [U-1233 | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

4 Jan 1945

Germany

Togo arrived at Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Togo / Coronel | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

21 Jan 1945

Germany

Togo departed Kiel, Germany for the Great Belt strait in Denmark. ww2dbase [Togo / Coronel | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

6 Feb 1945

Germany

Emden arrived at Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Emden | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

11 Mar 1945

Germany

The 10,750-ton German Navy training ship Hugo Zeye struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea on the approaches to Kiel, Germany. Only 5 survived; many military personnel and civilian evacuees from Ostpreußen (East Prussia) were killed. ww2dbase [Schleswig-Holstein | HM]
While under repair at Deutsche Werke shipyard in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Emden suffered damage on the forward deck and port torpedo launchers from Allied aerial incendiary bombs. ww2dbase [Deutsche Werke Kiel | Emden | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

20 Mar 1945

Germany

M18 was sunk during an Allied air raid on Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [M18 | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]
M15 was sunk during an Allied air raid on Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [M15 | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]
M16 was sunk during an Allied air raid on Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [M16 | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]
M19 was sunk during an Allied air raid on Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [M19 | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

25 Mar 1945

Germany

An order was given to destroy the facilities of Deutsche Werke Kiel in Germany before Allied capture, but it would not be obeyed. ww2dbase [Deutsche Werke Kiel | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | AG]

3 Apr 1945

Germany

While under repair at Deutsche Werke shipyard in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Emden had her forward funnel destroyed by a direct hit of an Allied aerial bomb. ww2dbase [Deutsche Werke Kiel | Emden | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]
U-1233 arrived at Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. ww2dbase [U-1233 | Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

4 Apr 1945

Germany

Togo was damaged from Allied air raid at Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Togo / Coronel | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

9 Apr 1945

Germany

While under repair at Deutsche Werke shipyard in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Emden was damaged by a near miss of a bomb from an Allied aircraft. ww2dbase [Deutsche Werke Kiel | Emden | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

13 Apr 1945

Germany

While under repair at Deutsche Werke shipyard in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Emden was damaged by Allied aircraft. ww2dbase [Deutsche Werke Kiel | Emden | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

14 Apr 1945

Germany

In the morning, damaged Emden was towed from Deutsche Werke shipyard in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany to the nearby Heikendorfer Bucht. After observing a 15-degree list to port due to flooding, her crew sealed the hull and beached her to prevent sinking. ww2dbase [Deutsche Werke Kiel | Emden | Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

17 Apr 1945

Germany

Thirty three British Lancaster bombers of 5 Group, six carrying Grand Slam bombs and the remainder carrying Tall Boy bombs attacked Helgoland, Germany; they reported that the centre of the island was still ablaze from the previous day's attack. ww2dbase [Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

20 Apr 1945

Germany

A number of Togo's crew was transferred out of the ship for ground combat roles at Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Togo / Coronel | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

26 Apr 1945

Germany

While beached on the shore of Heikendorfer Bucht near Kiel, Germany, Emden was decommissioned from service. ww2dbase [Emden | Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]
U-4714 was launched by Germaniawerft in Kiel, Germany; it was the last submarine launched by the shipyard. ww2dbase [Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft | U-4714 | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

28 Apr 1945

Germany

The column of prisoners of war that SS-Feldgendarmerie personnel forced out of Marlag und Milag Nord prisoners of war camp in Westertimke, Germany on 2 Apr 1945 arrived at Lübeck, Germany. ww2dbase [Marlag und Milag Nord | Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein | HM]

29 Apr 1945

Germany

The British 2nd Army captured Lauenburg, just south of Hamburg, in Germany, thus trapping all German forces in Denmark and securing the Baltic Ports. When Soviet forces arrived at Lubeck and Wismar not long afterwards they found British and Canadian paratroopers waiting for them. Bernard Montgomery had thereby, not only denied Joseph Stalin the opportunity to seize Denmark, but had also kept the Soviet Navy locked within the Baltic Sea. ww2dbase [Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein | AC]

1 May 1945

Germany

Near Plön, Germany, Karl Dönitz took his new post in accordance with Adolf Hitler's will and immediately ordered the strongest resistance in the east, as tens of thousands of civilians struggled to stay ahead of oncoming Soviet forces. ww2dbase [Karl Dönitz | Plön, Schleswig-Holstein | TH]
The column of prisoners of war that SS-Feldgendarmerie personnel forced out of Marlag und Milag Nord prisoners of war camp in Westertimke, Germany on 2 Apr 1945 were liberated by the British 11th Armoured Division in Lübeck, Germany. ww2dbase [Marlag und Milag Nord | Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein | HM]

2 May 1945

Germany

U-3016 was scuttled at Travemünde, Lübeck, Germany to prevent capture. ww2dbase [U-3016 | Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

3 May 1945

Germany

While beached on the shore of Heikendorfer Bucht near Kiel, Germany, Emden was scuttled by her own crew with demolition charges to prevent capture. ww2dbase [Emden | Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]
Fleet tender Hai was sunk by British Typhoon fighter bombers at Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [F3 | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]
U-4714 was scuttled in Kiel, Germany to prevent Allied capture. ww2dbase [U-4714 | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]
Z43 was scuttled at Kiel, Germany to prevent Allied capture. ww2dbase [Z43 | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]
U-56 was scuttled at Kiel, Germany to prevent capture. ww2dbase [U-56 | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]
Togo sailed from Kiel, Germany to the roadstead outside the harbor. ww2dbase [Togo / Coronel | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

4 May 1945

Germany

Togo was captured by the British at Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Togo / Coronel | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

7 May 1945

Photo(s) dated 7 May 1945

Capsized Admiral Scheer, Kiel, Germany, 7 May 1945

29 May 1945

Photo(s) dated 29 May 1945

William Joyce in an ambulance under armed guard with a thigh gunshot wound, Flensburg, Germany, 29 May 1945, photo 3 of 3

William Joyce in an ambulance under armed guard with a thigh gunshot wound, Flensburg, Germany, 29 May 1945, photo 1 of 3

28 Jul 2010

Germany

LMG Anlagenbau GmbH announced that the company would cease its shipbuilding operations as of 31 Jul 2010. ww2dbase [Lübecker Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG | Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis

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