The naval war in the baltic, 19391945 by poul grooss, 9781526700001, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Aug 7, 2015 east prussia or ostpreussen in german, has a long history mostly german. Explorers discovered the oddshaped object on the ocean bed of the baltic sea in june 2011. The squadron of nine submarines was attached to the russian baltic fleet. Military history of latvia during world war ii wikipedia.
This article needs additional citations for verification. Catherine plan for sending british naval forces into the baltic sea to gain control of those waters and stop swedish ore traffic. Allied airforce bombing of dresden during the period 7 october 1944 to 7 april 1945. The baltic states and poland, 19181939 1 battle in the baltic 19181920 3 poland. Prior to the publication of this work, trying to gain a cohesive view of this region has been a frustrating, piecemeal affair for the interested reader. It was not possible to simply book a voyage on the gustloff, however. The germans mounted major naval attacks on the gulf of riga, unsuccessfully in august, 1915 and. Champion late 1943 plan for general offensive in burma. The heiligenbeil pocket or heiligenbeil cauldron german. Mysterious baltic sea object is a glacial deposit live. Selters, a mineral water found in germanys taunus mountains, is still bottled today, however, scientists at the lab facility j. Both submarines and surface units of the soviet navy were employed. In 1941 empowered by the einsatzgruppen and nazi war criminal franz. The pocket was located near heiligenbeil in east prussia in eastern.
The title of this book is war at sea and it was written by marcus faulkner, andrew lambert introduction. The soviet evacuation of tallinn, also called tallinn disaster or russian dunkirk, was a soviet operation to evacuate the 190 ships of the baltic fleet, units of the red army, and prosoviet civilians from the fleets encircled main base of tallinn in sovietoccupied estonia during august 1941. Soviet naval baltic sea campaign in 1945 wikipedia. During world war ii hostilities in the baltic sea commenced on 1 september 1939. The baltic sea campaigns were conducted by axis and allied naval forces in the baltic sea. It was the midnight of august 19th20th 1944 when a heavy cruiser steamed through the irben route, between courland and oesel island. The most successful year for the germans in the baltic sea was 1943. The battle of kolberg or battle of kolobrzeg also, battle for festung kolberg was the taking of the city of kolberg, now the city of kolobrzeg, in pomerania by the soviet army and its polish allies from nazi german forces during the world war ii east pomeranian offensive. While under german occupation, latvia was administered as part of reichskommissariat ostland. The baltic fleets first ships were built in 17021703 in the mouth of the siyaz river at ladoga lake and at river svir. Between shades of gray by ruta sepetys, crime and punishment by fyodor dostoyevsky, the little mermaid by hans christian and.
Because this book is about military campaigns, the author has not touched on matters such as the holocaust and its effects on the populations of the baltic region, nor. See more ideas about prussia, red army and history. But at the end of ww2 it was turned into hell on earth as the red army moved in and fierce brutal fighting ensued. In this new book poul groos chronicles naval warfare in the. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Out of 48 ships of the line, fifteen were being readied by admiral greig for departure to the mediterranean, five new ones were to be stationed in arkhangelsk, and nineteen other ships needed to be replaced altogether.
Their fates intertwine the winter of 1945 on the german ship the wilhelm gustloff, filled five times over capacity with mostly civilians as it attempts to flee the advancing red army on the baltic sea. Surprisingly, the bottle, marked selters, still contained its liquid contents from when the vessel sank. The main reasons for its bad state are eutrophication, toxic waste, traffic, trash and normal city waste. Ships sunk by soviet aircrafts in baltic during wwii. Britain and the english channel as a prerequisite to the attack caused hitler. For most of the second world war, the baltic sea was a virtual german lake. Ruta sepetys historical novel salt to the sea follows four young adults harboring deep secrets. The naval war in the baltic 19391945 pen and sword books. This work is primarily about the land, naval and air operations that took place in and around the baltic sea from 19181945. The soviet navy was taken by surprise by the initial german assault on the ussr on. Why is the state of the baltic sea getting constantly worse. Soviet air force and soviet naval air force were the key of the soviet operations in baltic sea, aircrafts were more successful the submarines, warships and naval mines and their attacks caused an heavy toll to the enemy. An estimated 9,400 people were killed in the sinking, possibly the largest known loss of life occurring during a single ship sinking in recorded maritime history.
Siege of breslau news newspapers books scholar jstor april 2015 learn how and. The baltic would bear the brunt of international tensions that gave rise to the third reich and the beginning of the second world war. The baltic sea campaigns 193945 describes operations of the axis naval forces in the baltic sea and its coastal regions that also included combat operations in the gulf of finland during the second world war, including in support of the land forces, and noncombat operations. British submarine flotilla in the baltic wikipedia. German forces were able to rescue 996 of the survivors from the attack. Comprising the 16th and 18th armies and 4th panzer group, this formation drove through lithuania, latvia, estonia and the cities of russian sfsr of pskov and novgorod. The main task of the flotilla was to prevent the import of iron ore from sweden to imperial germany. Allied airforce bombing of hamburg operation gomorrah during the period 24 july 1943 and 31 july 194322,700 25,000. At the end of the 1930s, a game of imperialism orchestrated through secret meetings and negotiations between hitler and stalin lead to events that would rob latvia, lithuania, and estonia of their national sovereignty. Allied airforce bombing of berlin in 363 separate raids. Poul grooss the naval war in the baltic 19391945 is a comprehensive combined operations view of a littlestudied subject. In this new book poul groos chronicles naval warfare in the region and. According to viitasalo, the state of the baltic sea is not actually worsening. List of battles and other violent events by death toll.
Gustloffthe soviet sinking of mv wilhelm gustloff in january 1945, one of the. When i read this book i was shocked at the number of incorrect historical facts. In this new audiobook, poul grooss chronicles naval warfare in the region and covers such major events as the siege of leningrad, the soviet campaign against sweden in 1942, the three wars in finland 193944, the soviet liberation of the baltic states and the german evacuation of two million people from the east, and the soviet race westward. The success of the flotilla also forced the german navy in the baltic to keep to their bases and denied the german high. While primarily about naval operations in the baltic, grooss also gives us a look at ground operations and maritime events in the baltic littorals and adjacent waters, including the north sea, the norwegian sea, and the arctic ocean, setting the theatre within the framework of the wider war. Jackson, professor of international relations robert. The baltic sea covers about 149,000 square miles 386,000 square km. The uboat war in world war two kriegsmarine, 19391945 and world war one kaiserliche marine, 19141918 and the allied efforts to counter the threat. Salt to the sea, philomel books, penguin random, new york, 2016. Salt to the sea by ruta sepetys the lexington bookie. The socalled baltic sea mystery object is, in all likelihood, a mundane glacial deposit, according to the scientist who studied samples from the object. After long years of studying sources and literature, werner haupt presents the military history of one of the larger theaters of world war ii.
The german naval campaign in the baltic sea was one of germanys most successful military efforts of the entire second world war. The third reichs last hope, 19441945 grier, howard d. The catchment area drained by the rivers bringing fresh water into the baltic is about four times as large as the sea itself. Mv wilhelm gustloff was a german armed military transport ship which was sunk on 30 january 1945 by soviet submarine s in the baltic sea while. In this new book poul groos chronicles naval warfare in the region and covers such major events as the siege of leningrad, the soviet campaign. The first 166 pages of the book follows several other books regarding the occupation of the baltic states, german army. Comet british plan, not carried out, for an air drop on 7 september 1944 in the arnhemnijmegen area. A british submarine flotilla operated in the baltic sea for three years during the first world war. Army group norths objective was leningrad via the baltic states. In this new book poul groos chronicles naval warfare in the region and covers such major events as the siege of leningrad, the soviet campaign against sweden in 1942, the three wars in finland 193944, the soviet liberation of the baltic states, and the german evacuation of two million people from the east, and the soviet race westwards in 1945.
We interviewed research professor markku viitasalo about the protection of the baltic sea. The gustloff was hit by three torpedoes from the s in the baltic sea under the command of alexander marinesko on the night of 30 january 1945 and sank in less than 45 minutes. Buy the naval war in the baltic, 19391945 by poul grooss isbn. It was published by naval institute press and has a total of 288 pages in the book. The siege started in late january 1945 when the soviets initially surrounded the city. In 1788, while russia waged war with turkey, the baltic sea and st. It also describes the operations of the polish navy, and those of finland, sweden, and the planned operation. Baltic sea anomaly scientists finally discover the truth. From the shelling of the fort at westerplatte on the polish coast on 1 september 1939 to the loss of thousands of german refugees at sea in may 1945 the baltic witnessed continuous and ferocious fighting throughout world war ii in this new book poul groos chronicles naval warfare in the region and covers such major events as the siege of. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. It moved noiseless, with lights off and slyly to the front. This section lists bombing campaigns in which at least 1,000 individuals may have been killed. Soviet naval operations in the great patriotic war 19411945.
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