8 Dec 1921
Germany
Germany
- The keel of Emden was laid down at the Reichsmarinewerft shipyard in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. ww2dbase [Kriegsmarinewerft | Emden | Wilhelmshaven | CPC]
7 Jan 1925
Germany
Germany
- Emden was launched at the Reichsmarinewerft shipyard in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. Admiral Hans Zenker gave a speech at her launching, and the ship was christened by the widow of Karl von Müller, who had commanded the original warship by the same name of Emden during WW1. ww2dbase [Emden | Kriegsmarinewerft | Wilhelmshaven | CPC]
5 Oct 1925
Germany
Germany
- The keel of Seeadler was laid down at the Reichsmarinewerft yard in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. ww2dbase [Kriegsmarinewerft | Seeadler | Wilhelmshaven | CPC]
- The keel of Albatros was laid down by Reichsmarinewerft in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. ww2dbase [Albatros | Kriegsmarinewerft | Wilhelmshaven, Weser-Ems | CPC]
15 Jul 1926
Germany
Germany
- Seeadler was launched at the Reichsmarinewerft yard in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. ww2dbase [Kriegsmarinewerft | Seeadler | Wilhelmshaven | CPC]
- Albatros was launched by Reichsmarinewerft in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. ww2dbase [Kriegsmarinewerft | Albatros | Wilhelmshaven, Weser-Ems | CPC]
14 Nov 1926
Germany
Germany
- Emden departed Wilhelmshaven, Germany on her first long-range training cruise. ww2dbase [Emden | Wilhelmshaven | CPC]
4 May 1927
Germany
Germany
- The keel of torpedo boat Jaguar was laid down by Reichsmarinewerft in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. ww2dbase [Jaguar | Kriegsmarinewerft | Wilhelmshaven | CPC]
15 Mar 1928
Germany
Germany
- Jaguar was launched by Reichsmarinewerft in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. ww2dbase [Kriegsmarinewerft | Jaguar | Wilhelmshaven | CPC]
25 Jun 1931
Germany
Germany
- The keel of Admiral Scheer was laid down by Reichsmarinewerft in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. ww2dbase [Admiral Scheer | Wilhelmshaven, Weser-Ems | CPC]
14 Jun 1932
Germany
Germany
- Bremse was launched by Reichsmarinewerft in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. ww2dbase [Bremse | Wilhelmshaven | CPC]
1 Apr 1933
Germany
Germany
- Admiral Scheer was launched at Wilhelmshaven dockyard in Germany. ww2dbase [Admiral Scheer | Wilhelmshaven, Weser-Ems | AC]
12 Nov 1934
Germany
Germany
- The keel of F10 was laid down at the Reichsmarinewerft shipyard in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. ww2dbase [F10 | Kriegsmarinewerft | Wilhelmshaven, Weser-Ems | CPC]
- The keel of F9 was laid down at the Reichsmarinewerft shipyard in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. ww2dbase [F9 | Kriegsmarinewerft | Wilhelmshaven, Weser-Ems | CPC]
11 May 1936
Germany
Germany
- F10 was launched at the Kriegsmarinewerft shipyard in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. ww2dbase [F10 | Kriegsmarinewerft | Wilhelmshaven, Weser-Ems | CPC]
- F9 was launched at the Kriegsmarinewerft shipyard in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. ww2dbase [F9 | Kriegsmarinewerft | Wilhelmshaven, Weser-Ems | CPC]
19 Aug 1939
Germany
Germany
- U-40 departed Wilhelmshaven, Germany for her first war patrol. She was to patrol waters off of Gibraltar. ww2dbase [U-40 | Wilhelmshaven, Weser-Ems | CPC]
23 Aug 1939
Germany
Germany
- U-27 departed Wilhelmshaven, Germany for her first and only war patrol. ww2dbase [U-27 | Wilhelmshaven, Weser-Ems | CPC]
4 Sep 1939
Germany
Germany
- Emden was damaged during a British air raid at Wilhelmshaven, Germany when a damaged Blenheim aircraft crashed into the foreship, killing 9 and wounding 20. The aircraft's pilot was Flying Officer H. L. Emden, whose name matched that of the ship he had crashed into by pure chance. The RAF officer was later buried at the Sage War Cemetery in Großenkneten, northwestern Germany. ww2dbase [Emden | Wilhelmshaven, Weser-Ems | CPC]
18 Sep 1939
Germany
Germany
- U-40 arrived at Wilhelmshaven, Germany, ending her first war patrol. ww2dbase [U-40 | Wilhelmshaven, Weser-Ems | CPC]
21 Sep 1939
Germany
Germany
- The work on light cruiser N ceased at Kriegsmarinewerft in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. ww2dbase [Kriegsmarinewerft | N | Wilhelmshaven, Weser-Ems | CPC]
23 Sep 1939
Germany
Germany
- U-12 departed from Wilhelmshaven, Germany on her first and only war patrol. ww2dbase [U-12 | Wilhelmshaven, Weser-Ems | CPC]
10 Oct 1939
Germany
Germany
- U-40 departed Wilhelmshaven, Germany for her second war patrol. She was to patrol waters off of Portugal and Spain. ww2dbase [U-40 | Wilhelmshaven, Weser-Ems | CPC]
2 Dec 1939
Germany
Germany
- Emden began a period of maintenance at Wilhelmshaven, Germany. ww2dbase [Emden | Wilhelmshaven, Weser-Ems | CPC]
3 Jan 1940
Germany
Germany
- Emden completed a period of maintenance at Wilhelmshaven, Germany. ww2dbase [Emden | Wilhelmshaven, Weser-Ems | CPC]
5 Apr 1940
Germany
Germany
- British RAF aircraft attacked German shipping at Wilhelmshaven. ww2dbase [Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | Wilhelmshaven, Weser-Ems | TH]
29 Jun 1940
Germany
Germany
- U-56 departed Wilhelmshaven, Germany and began her tenth patrol. ww2dbase [U-56 | Wilhelmshaven, Weser-Ems | CPC]
10 Jan 1942
Germany
Germany
- Wilhelmshaven, Germany was bombed for the first time by main force aircraft of British RAF Bomber Command; the raid would last through the early hours of the next date. Wilhelmshaven would ultimately be bombed on nine occasions, destroying 13% of the city. ww2dbase [Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | Wilhelmshaven, Weser-Ems | AC]
8 Jul 1942
Germany
Germany
- Wing Commander (Acting) Guy Gibson, at 23 the youngest Squadron commanding officer in RAF Bomber Command and a man already marked out for great things, flew the newly issued Lancaster bomber operationally for the first time during the raid on Wilhelmshaven, Germany. A young Australian pilot officer, Dave Shannon, went with him to gain experience. Shannon, like Gibson, was later to find fame in 617 Squadron. The aircraft they flew was lost a month later over Essen, Germany with a different crew. ww2dbase [Wilhelmshaven, Weser-Ems | AC]
- 285 British bombers (137 Wellington, 52 Lancaster, 38 Halifax, 34 Stirling, 24 Hampden) attacked the docks at Wilhelmshaven, Germany, causing little or no damage to the docks, killing 25 civilians, and wounding 170; 5 bombers were lost on this mission. ww2dbase [Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | Wilhelmshaven, Weser-Ems | CPC]
14 Sep 1942
Germany
Germany
- 202 British bombers attacked Wilhelmshaven, Germany; 77 civilians were killed. ww2dbase [Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | Wilhelmshaven, Weser-Ems | CPC]
26 Feb 1943
Germany
Germany
- USAAF heavy bombers made a daylight attack on Wilhelmshaven, Germany. ww2dbase [Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | Wilhelmshaven, Weser-Ems | AC]
3 Feb 1944
Germany
Germany
- M18 was badly damaged in an American air raid on Wilhelmshaven, Germany. ww2dbase [M18 | Wilhelmshaven, Weser-Ems | CPC]
3 Mar 1945
Germany
Germany
- Cruiser Köln was damaged by British aircraft at Wilhelmshaven, Germany. ww2dbase [Köln | Wilhelmshaven, Weser-Ems | CPC]
30 Mar 1945
Germany
Germany
- Fleet tender Königin Louise was sunk by USAAF B-24 bombers at Wilhelmshaven, Germany. ww2dbase [F6 | Wilhelmshaven, Weser-Ems | CPC]
- US Eighth Air Force B-24 Liberator bombers attacked Wilhelmshaven, Germany, sinking the already-damaged cruiser Köln on even keel. Her turrets remained above water and operational. ww2dbase [Köln | Wilhelmshaven, Weser-Ems | HM]
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