note my sig and the naval cap Talley.

question chaps the ship though first a gunnery vessel took part in many actions including the early run of the Capital ships in the strait as an escort, she came to her demise on September 7, 1941 I believe with two British Destroyers. Anyone of you have word on this engagement and the Allied destroyers responsible.... ?

thankx

well i just looked it up and i found out that the HMS Nigeria and the Aurora were responsible for the sinking of the Bremse.
as posted here:World War 2 Cruisers

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Presto, excellent Scott, any more info you can dig up please add, am trying to find a decent pic of her in a size you can see without straining your eyeballs

that same site listed a picture search, i didn't look but i'll bet they have at least one there!

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still on the search Scott punched in the name Bremse but nothing came up but did do another date for a Mine-layer and it popped up something very interesting

Photo here but I know what you are talking about as far as size.

Bordhund Taps vom Schulschiff Brummer F 209

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thanks ! interesting but breif data from a German-Navy site:

14.07.1931: Bremse is commissioned, attached to the artillery training school in Kiel. 1933: Repairs and refits, the ships mast is reduced in size and the artillery director is removed. 1939: Bremse plays the British cruiser Amphion in the movie "Der letzte Apell", and is equipped with two
dummy funnels. 03-04.09.1939: Escorts the minelayers Tannenberg and Hansestadt Danzig . - Oct 1939: Escort for troop transports. Oct 1939 - Mar 1940: Used in the artillery school. Apr 1940: Operation "Weserübung":
Bremse is part of Gruppe 3 attacking Bergen, during this operation the ship is hit by 21 cm guns. -05.08.1940: Repairs in Stavanger. 01.11.1940: Rammed by the steamer Donau . 24.06.1941: Sent to Kiel for escort duty. 30.07.1941: Bremse is attacked by 20 Albacore torpedo bombers and 9 Fulmar fighters of the H.M.S. Victorious but
escapes unharmed. 06.09.1941: While escorting the transports Trautenfels and Barcelona , the convoy is attacked by the British cruisers
Nigeria and Aurora near the Mageröy-Fjord. The Bremse was able to pull the cruisers away from the
transports, so that they could escape while the Bremse was sunk in an night artillery duel, 160 crew
members died.

an interesting pic of her sailing by the Laboe Memorial

Wow. Where did you find this treasure. I exhausted all means, mine, possible and could not find any other photos.

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I think this is one, but it is listed as Gunnery Training Ship Bremse:




Well you probably found these two, but that's all I see out there!! Hope this helps!!

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This is a pair of Dutch resistance crystal radios, built into a small metal can, and a matchbox. The image is from a postcard bought at a Dutch Resistance Museum in Amsterdam. The matchbox is marked in Swedish, but Swedish matches were sold in Holland for many years..
Scott

Scott not sure of the last pic showing a 3-stacker there.....but again maybe so........... thanks guy I contacted a very serious German KM historian

keep em coming !

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oh well, i'll try to see what i can find!!

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This is a pair of Dutch resistance crystal radios, built into a small metal can, and a matchbox. The image is from a postcard bought at a Dutch Resistance Museum in Amsterdam. The matchbox is marked in Swedish, but Swedish matches were sold in Holland for many years..
Scott