r145) c1943/Kriegsmarine/Bismarck photos/original/Navy

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Superb German book from 1943 about the Kriegsmarine Heavy Cruiser 'Prinz Eugen'. The book is by Fritz Otto Busch and it does contain well over 50 photographs taken of the Prinz Eugen and the Battleship Bismarck. T also a good number of photos taken during the Naval battle on 24th May 1941 between the Prinz Eugen, the Bismarck and the British Navy. The Prinz Eugen was the ship covering the Bismarck on its trips. is some info on the operational history of the Prinz Eugen: July 1940: Before commissioned, the Prinz Eugen was twice hit by British bombs in the Germaniawerft, Kiel 01.08.1940: Commissioned - December 1940 Trials and training in the Baltic Sea, battle drills. December 1940: Final construction work in Kiel. January - April 1941 Training in the Baltic Sea. 18.05.1941 Operation "Rheinübung": Leaves Gotenhafen together with battleship Bismarck . 21.05.1941 Anchoring in the Kors Fjord, Prinz Eugen and Bismarck are spotted by British air reconnaissance. 24.05.1941 Battle with British battlecruiser Hood and battleship Prince of Wales . Prinz Eugen scores the first hit on the Hood which later explodes in the battle. After the Battle, in which the Prince of Wales is damaged too, the Prinz Eugen is sent off in the North Atlantic while the Bismarck tried to escape to France. 29.05.1941 Returns to Brest because of engine problems. 0 2.07 1941 Hit by a bomb in dock in Brest. 11.02.1942 Operation "Cerberus": Returns to Germany via the British Channel together with battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisneau , escorted by by 6 destroyers (Paul Jakobi , Richard Beitzen , Friedrich Ihn , Hermann Schoemann , Z25 , Z29 ) and 14 torpedo boats (e.g. Kondor , Jaguar , T12 , T13 ) 23.02.1942 Lost stern after a torpedo hit from the British submarine Trident outside the Drontheim Fjord while on transfer to Norway. May - October 1942 Repairs in Kiel. November 1942 Battle training in Baltic Sea together with Panzerschiff Lützow . January 1943 Two unsuccessful transfer attempts to Norway. May 1943 Used as a training ship. July 1944 Stationed at the Finnish coast. October 1944 Shore bombardment at the Kurland front line. October 1944 Supported retiring German Army at Memel. 15.10.1944 Collides with light cruiser Leipzig north of Hela, only light damage at the Prinz Eugen . 11.1944 - 04.1945 Continued support of the German Army. 08.04.1945 Prinz Eugen sails to Copenhagen. May 1945 Placed under British command. December 1945 Handed over to the U.S., renamed as USS IX 300 . 13.01.1946 Sails to the United States. 10.05.1946 Transferred to Honolulu. 01.07.1946 Used in atomic bomb test "Able", only light damage. 25.07.1946 Used in atomic bomb test "Baker", ship took some damage below the waterline. After the tests, the Prinz Eugen is towed to the Kwajalein Atoll. 22.12.1946 After six days of increased list, the Prinz Eugen capsized and sinks. The book is hardcover and has a total of 323 numbered pages. It measures 7 5/8" x 4 3/4". This book is in good, but used condition, with the spine being completely missing from the book, but all of the pages are holding together well. The book is a very scarce first edition. Unpacked weight of the book is 0.5kg. This item is guaranteed original and is NOT a reprint, fake or copy of any kind... The item will be shipped from Liverpool in the UK. Actual shipping will be quoted on completion of the auction. Please email with any questions you may have. Happy bidding. Cheers, Torsten. (). Unless condition is described further above, I consider my photographs to be sufficient to describe the items. If in doubt, please ask. Airmail worldwide (outside of Europe) = US$12 Surface mail worldwide (outside of Europe) = US$6 Airmail to Europe (outside of the UK) = US$6 First Class Mail or Standard Parcel within the UK = £2 Of course, your total shipping charges would be reduced, should you be lucky enough to win more than one of my auctions. I do take payment in Pounds Sterling and in Euros. The exchange rates I use are loosel... read more

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