Kriegsmarine

The '''''' (, ) was the navy of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It superseded the Imperial German Navy of the German Empire (1871–1918) and the inter-war (1919–1935) of the Weimar Republic. The was one of three official branches, along with the and the , of the , the German armed forces from 1935 to 1945.

1939 class of German battleships

high command of the Kriegsmarine

1936 class of German battleships

1942 battle between warships of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine and British ships escorting convoy JW 51B to Kola Inlet in the USSR

planned re-equipment of the Kriegsmarine

1903 class of German battleships

thumb|right|upright=2.5|Various WWII styles of the Balkenkreuz; also see Luftwaffe for official specification versions

1927 class of German light cruisers

1929 class of German light cruisers

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The Seekriegsleitung or SKL (Maritime Warfare Command) was a higher command staff section of the Kaiserliche Marine and the Kriegsmarine of Germany during the World Wars.

1938 class of German aircraft carriers

E-boat was the Western Allies' designation for the fast attack craft (German: Schnellboot, or S-Boot, meaning "fast boat"; plural Schnellboote) of the Kriegsmarine of Nazi Germany during World War II; E-boat could refer to a patrol craft from an armed motorboat to a large Torpedoboot. The name of E-boats was a British designation using the letter E for Enemy.

class of small minesweepers

1933 Gorch Fock-class training ship

historic building in Paris, France

military award for crew members of submarines in Nazi Germany, in silver and bronze (1944-1945)

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The '''''' (MFP, naval ferry barge) was the largest landing craft operated by the German during World War II. The MFP was used for transport, mine laying, as an escort and a gunboat in the Mediterranean, Baltic and Black Seas as well as the English Channel and Norwegian coastal waters. Originally developed for Operation Sea Lion the proposed invasion of England, the first of these ships was commissioned on 16 April 1941, with approximately 700 being completed by the end of war. Allied sources sometimes refer to this class of vessel as a "Flak Lighter" or "F-lighter".

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German WWII naval base near Murmansk

Battery of coastal artillery built by Nazi Germany during World War II, located near Cape Gris-Nez, Pas de Calais, France.

The B-Dienst (, observation service), also called 'xB-Dienst, X-B-Dienst and χB-Dienst''''', was a Department of the German Naval Intelligence Service (, MND III) of the OKM that dealt with the interception and recording, decoding and analysis of the enemy. In particular, it focused on British radio communications before and during World War II. B-Dienst worked on cryptanalysis and deciphering (decrypting) of enemy and neutral states' message traffic and security control of Kriegsmarine key processes and machinery.

class of naval warship of Nazi Germany

military unit

French chateau

1944/45 containment of German troops holding French port

Vorpostenboot (plural Vorpostenboote), also referred to as VP-Boats, flakships or outpost boats, were German patrol boats which served during both World Wars. They were used around coastal areas and in coastal operations, and were tasked with – among other things – coastal patrol, ship escort, and naval combat.

French château

1936 escort ship class of the German Navy

museum in Blåvand, Denmark

naval action that took place on 28 December 1943