Wednesday, 12 April 2023

Zerstorer!



I was working out the list of destroyers for my Norwegian Campaign painting when I found an excellent online site listing the entire order of battle for the German invasion force. Excellent! Here's the relevant and very handy section that includes the destroyers: 

Gruppe 1 – Destination: Narvik, Norway

Commanded by: Kpt.z.S. Friedrich Bonte

Schlachtschiff Gneisenau 

Schlachtschiff Scharnhorst 

Zerstorer 2 Georg Thiele (Z2)
Zerstorer 9 Wolfgang Zenker (Z9)
Zerstorer 11 Bernd von Arnim (Z11)
Zerstorer 12 Erich Giese (Z12)
Zerstorer 13 Erich Koellner (Z13)
Zerstorer 17 Diether von Roeder (Z17)
Zerstorer 18 Hans Lümann (Z18)
Zerstorer 19 Herman Künne (Z19)
Zerstorer 21 Anton Schmitt (Z21)
Zerstorer 22 Wilhelm Heidkamp (Z22)

Gruppe 2 – Destination: Trondheim, Norway
Commanded by: Kpt.z.S. Hellmuth Heye

Schwere Kreuzer Admiral Hipper 
Zerstorer Paul Jacobi (Z5)
Zerstorer Theodor Riedel (Z6)
Zerstorer Bruno Heinemann (Z8)
Zerstorer Friedrich Eckoldt (Z16)

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