Vorpostenboot
Sign in to saveVorpostenboot (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.
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23 sectionsContents
- Characteristics
- Armament
- History
- World War I
- Interwar
- World War II
- Invasion of Poland
- Winter of 1939
- Invasions of Norway and Denmark
- Invasions of France and the Low Countries
- Occupation and reorganization
- Invasion of the Soviet Union
- Channel Dash
- Saint-Nazaire Raid
- Growing challenges
- Early 1944
- Normandy landings
- Eastern Front in 1944
- Post World War II
- See also
- References
- Notes
- Bibliography
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.
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