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EAGLES OVER THE SEA
1935–1942
Eagles over the Sea
1935–1942
A History of Luftwaffe Maritime Operations
Lawrence Paterson
This book is dedicated to Fast Eddie Clarke.
One of a kind.
The right of Lawrence Paterson to be identified as the author of this work has
been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act
1988.
Pen & Sword Books Limited incorporates the imprints of Atlas, Archaeology,
Aviation, Discovery, Family History, Fiction, History, Maritime, Military, Military
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Contents
Acknowledgements
Glossary
2 Renaissance
The Rebirth of Germany’s Military
3 Early Lessons
The Spanish Civil War
4 War
8 Torpedoes Los!
The Arctic and Malta Convoys and the Crimean Battle
Appendix
Main Aircraft of the Luftwaffe Maritime Forces 1935-1942
Notes
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
T HIS BOOK BEGAN LIFE as a single volume to tell the story of Luftwaffe
maritime operations. However, the more I delved into the story
the more I realised just how expansive was the topic I was trying to
cover. This is not just the story of the Kriegsmarine’s attempt at
creating a Fleet Air Arm, but also the metamorphosis of those units
and other more orthodox bomber formations that gravitated towards
specialising in maritime strikes using either torpedo, mine or bomb.
Likewise, the story cannot begin at 1939 and the outbreak of war.
Nor can it really be told from 1935 and the unveiling of both the
Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine to the world, but a brief look as far back
as the First World War is necessary to give a sense of where the
entire impetus for German naval aviation began. Thus, one book
became two. This volume splits the story in late 1942, and will pick
up where I left off in the second volume to follow.
There are many people I would like to thank for help and support
during the researching and writing. First, my wife Anna Paterson,
who has enough work to do in her jobs as a professional proof
reader and editor without me hassling her for advice. My kids James
and Megan are always very supportive of whatever hare-brained
scheme I come up with next, as is my mother, Audrey ‘Mumbles’
Paterson and Don ‘Mr Mumbles’. That kind of familial support can
never be overstated.
I am also indebted to all at Seaforth Publishing, with their
constant hard work and willingness to let me get on with whatever
comes up. I have dealt with Rob Gardiner and Julian Mannering
since the days when they were Chatham Publishing, and have the
highest regard for everything that they do and the great books they
manage to create out of pages of jumbled manuscript.
This is my first foray into the world of the Luftwaffe, and it was
quite an eye-opener. As always, the more you learn the more you
realise you don’t know. As well as pages and pages of original
documents available through the National Archives of the UK and
USA and the Bundesarchiv in Germany, there is also a phenomenal
amount of knowledge freely shared by people on the internet, for
which I am very grateful. It is easy to sneer at internet sources, as
for every gem there is the equivalent lump of coal (if not more than
one), but it can be a very valuable resource for connecting with
people who have made the study of certain subjects one of their
life’s great passions. As with printed books, there is never any
replacement for your own independent verification, but it can be a
fantastic starting point, if not more. There are myriad forums
discussing the Luftwaffe and its role in the Second World War,
dealing with everything from strategic operations to the minutiae of
uniforms and decorations. Though I am often just a bystander in
many of these ‘conversations’, they have been both informative and
enlightening and push your deeper research in directions that may
not have seemed so obvious before. I will list some of the most
informative in the Bibliography, though the list will be by no means
complete.
Likewise, thank you to the many authors who have written
fascinating books about the Luftwaffe, without whom I would not
have known where to begin.
Glossary
Group Captain/
Oberst (Obst.) Kapitän zur See
Colonel
Squadron Leader/
Major (Maj.) Korvettenkapitän (K.K.)
Major
Officer Cadet/Flight
Fähnrich (Fhr.) Fänrich zur See
Cadet
Unterfeldwebel
Obermaat Corporal/Sergeant
(Ufw.)
Leading
Obergefreiter
Matrosenobergefreiter Aircraftman/Private
(Ogfre.)
First Class
Aircraftman 1st
Gefreiter (Gfr.) Matrosengefreiter Class/Private First
Class
Aircraftman 2nd
Flieger (Flg.) Matrose
Class/Private
You will find frequent mentions of such four-digit codes within the text
to identify various aircraft, written thus: M2+SL. In this particular case
the letters denote aircraft ‘S’ of 3.Staffel (‘L’) belonging to
Küstenfliegergruppe 106 (M2). Below is relevant unit two-digit coding
(used from October 1939) for the units mentioned within this book:
1./BFl.Gr. 196: T3
5./BFl.Grp.196: 6W KG 26: 1H
KG 30: 4D
KG 40: F8
KG 54: B3
KG 77: 3Z
KG 100: 6N
KGr. 126: 1T (also used by aircraft of III./KG 26 between January 1942
and February 1943)
Kü.Fl.Gr. 106: M2
Kü.Fl.Gr. 306: K6 (shared with Kü.Fl.Gr. 406, to which it was attached)
Kü.Fl.Gr. 406: K6
Kü.Fl.Gr. 506 and KGr. 506: S4 (originally M7) Kü.Fl.Gr. 606 and KGr.
606: 7T (originally 8L) Kü.Fl.Gr. 706: 6I
Kü.Fl.Gr. 806 and KGr.806: M7 Kü.Fl.Gr. 906: 8L
Küstenfliegerstaffel Krim: 6M LG1: L1
Minensuchgruppe der Luftwaffe: 3K (‘Mausi’ aircraft) SAGr. 125: 7R
SAGr. 126: D1
2.Seenotstaffel: N7
3.Seenotstaffel: M6
5.Seenotstaffel: P7
6.Seenotstaffel: K3
7.Seenotstaffel: J9
8.Seenotstaffel: M1
10.Seenotstaffel: 5W
Trägergruppe 186: J9
Transozeanstaffel and KG.z.b.V 108: P5
Italian turbine-powered steamer Ausonia, which had been under
construction in Hamburg’s Blohm & Voss shipyard at the outbreak of
war. Conversion plans were drawn up by Lt.z.S.dR Jürgen Reimpell
of 1.Seeflieger Abteilung, his final design proposals being completed
by 1918. The ship was to carry two 82m hangar decks for wheeled
aircraft and a third 128m hangar deck for seaplanes, all mounted
above the existing structural deck. The flight deck itself was 128.5m
long and 18.7m wide, and the ship was designed to carry either
thirteen fixed-wing or nineteen folding-wing seaplanes, along with a
maximum of ten wheeled aircraft. Ausonia could carry up to ten
fighter aircraft and a combination of fifteen to twenty bombers and
torpedo-floatplanes, but she was never completed. With the
emphasis placed on U-boat construction, the final building drive of
the Imperial Navy was never to reach fruition, as the war ended in
November 1918, with Bolshevik revolution within the Kaiser’s Navy.
Of 2,138 naval aircraft fielded between 1914 and 1918, 1,166
were lost. The years of war yielded many ‘aces’ within the Marine
Flieger Abteilungen, including three winners of the coveted Pour le
Mérite: Theo Osterkamp with thirty-two victories, Gotthard
Sachsenberg with thirty-one and Friedrich Christiansen with
thirteen.4 However, the armistice did not see the end of their fighting
as Sachsenberg was approached in January 1919 by General von der
Goltz while demobilising the Marinegeschwader with a request to
form a volunteer air unit that could serve in support of the ‘Iron
Division’, composed of Freikorps troops and the remnants of the
German 8th Army in the Baltics. Within weeks, Sachsenberg had
recruited many former colleagues and formed Kampfgeschwader
Sachsenberg, officially designated Fliegerabteilung Ost.
Sachsenberg’s unit was despatched by German Defence Secretary
Gustav Noske to join the fighting against Russian Bolshevik forces
encroaching on German interests within the Baltic states. The Inter-
Allied Commission of Control had insisted in the armistice agreement
that German troops remain in the Baltic countries to prevent the
region from being reoccupied by the Red Army, though the true
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LITERATURE FOR VOLUME VII
In English
James Huneker: Chopin, the Man and His Music (New York,
1900).
In German
In French
In Italian
H. Gardano: Musica di XIII autori illustri (1576).
In Spanish
Abel, 591.
Agricola, 374.
Albergati, 391.
Amateurs, 209.
André, 425.
Anglaise, 76.
Arabs, 369.
Arcadelt, 10.
Attaignant, 469.
Augengläser, 512.
Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel, 35, 59, 86, 96, 98, 99, 100, 113, 116ff,
132, 417, 490;
(quoted on the pianist’s art), 133.
Bach, Johann Christian, 86, 97, 112, 113, 114, 116, 117ff, 491, 498.
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 8, 28, 30, 41, 42, 63ff, 95, 99, 128f, 131,
134, 207, 267f, 305, 367, 421ff, 428, 484;
(in rel. to fugue and suite), 70ff;
(in rel. to concerto, etc.), 81;
(influence on Chopin), 254f;
(popularization of), 300.
Well-tempered Clavichord, 64, 71, 81.
Italian concerto, 67, 82, 95.
English suite in G minor, 67.
Partitas, 75, 79.
English suites, 75f.
French suites, 75f.
Preludes, 80.
Toccatas, 81.
Fantasias, 81.
Goldberg Variations, 83, 85.
Musikalisches Opfer, 84.
Kunst der Fuge, 84.
Violin solo sonatas, 422.
Chaconne for violin alone, 423.
Sonatas for Harpsichord and Violin, 423.
Concertos for one or two violins, 423f.
Violoncello suites, 591.
Balance, 49.
Balakireff, 555.
Ballades, 17;
(Chopin), 256.
Baryton, 590f.
Basle, 372.
Bassedance, 470.
Beaujoyeaulx, 376f.
Beaulieu, 376.
Bebung, 3.
Bellini, 286.
Bernardi, 390.
Biffi, 108.
Bizet, 462.
Boccaccio, 373.
Borri, 390.
Bourrées, 26.
Branle, 470.
Brussels, 448.
Buoni, 390.
Burlesca, 79.
Buxtehude, 16.
Byron, 318.
C
Caccia, 10.
Caccini, 474.
Cadences, 14.
Cambridge, 18.
Canon, 473.
Caprice, 79.
Capriccio, 11.
Carissimi, 6.
Castiglione, 377.
Catches, 473.
Cavalli, 6.
Chaconne, 83.
Charelli, 478.
Charlatanism, 435.
Cherubini, 411;
(string quartet), 535.
Chess-board, 3.
Chopin, 55, 132, 207, 250ff, 284, 305, 333, 342, 367, 428;
(opinion of Mendelssohn), 217;
(as character, in Schumann’s ‘Carnaval’), 227;
(popularization), 300;
(transcriptions of songs of), 306;
(transcription of ‘The Maiden’s Wish’), 307;
(influence on Russian composers), 329;
(influence), 335;
(influence in France), 341;
(compared to Paganini), 439.
Pianoforte sonatas, 257ff.
Barcarolle, 263.
Fantasia in F minor, 263.
Mazurkas, 281f.
Nocturnes, 281.
Pianoforte concerto, 263.