Heavy Cruiser Deutschland / Lützow

 

Heavy Cruiser KMS Deutschland / Lützow.

Aircraft facilities and on-board accommodation:

Capacity: The ship can plan 2 aircraft of type: Ar. 196 on board.

Accommodation: 1. Airplane on the catapult. 2. The aircraft on board was dismantled and packed in boxes.

Centrifugal device: 1x compressed air operated DWK 14 m catapult with 12 m acceleration length, swiveling 360 °, amidships, between tower mast and chimney on a special structure, installation in summer 1935.

Takeover facility: Initially 1 loading post crane (port side), replaced in 1937 by a lattice crane on the superstructure deck on the chimney. 1x landing sail on port amidships (removed from board in 1939/1940 ), consist of: 1x rubber mat, 1x roller spar (90 ° swiveling outwards), 1x flood pier, tow line with cockpit, roller spar winch.

 

   Operations in Spain (1936 to 1939), fleet exercises

Code:	Aircraft type:	WNr:	Period:	Remarks:
60_ 81	He 60	-	07/24/1936 - 08/31/1936	First mission in Spain.
60_ 81	He 60	-	10/01/1936 - 11/19/1936	Second mission in Spain.
60_ 81	He 60	-	January 31, 1937 -March 24, 1937	Third mission in Spain.
60_ 81	He 60	-	05/10/1937 - 05/29/1937	Fourth mission in Spain, burned standing on the catapult when the ship was bombed off Ibiza.
60F91	He 60	-	04/17 - May 10, 1939	Foreign tour of armored ship GERMANY to Spain

 

Luftwaffe crews and technical ground staff aboard Lützow.

Position:	Rank/Name:	On board:	From board:	Remarks:
Air officer / observer	Obltn. (M) wolf	July 24,1936 October 1, 1936	August 31, 1936 November 19, 1936	First mission in Spain. Second mission in Spain.
Pilot	Ofw. Mirtsching	July 24,1936 October 1, 1936	August 31, 1936 November 19, 1936	First mission in Spain. Second mission in Spain.

 

   Airborne Command 1/196 from 08/24/1939 - 04/14/1940

Cruiser war in the North Atlantic (08/25 - 11/16/1939), 11/15/1939 renamed LÜTZOW, diversion company in the North Sea (11/24/25/1939), company 'WESERÜBUNG' (04/9 - 04/13/1940)
Code:	Aircraft type:	WNr:	Period:	Departure:	Remarks:
T3BH	Ar. 196 A1	1960016	08/24/1939	11/27/1939	Taken over in Wilhelmshaven. Assigned back to their staffel in Wilhelmshaven.
T3EH	Ar. 196 A2	1960038	03/27/1940	04/11/1940	Taken over from Wilhelmshaven to Kiel. 50% severely damaged (irreparable) by artillery hits (April 9th) and torpedo hits (April 11th)
T3GH	Ar. 196 A2	1960047	03/27/1940	04/11/1940	Taken over from Wilhelmshaven to Kiel. Damaged up to 30% by artillery hits (April 9th) and torpedo hits (April 11th)

 

Luftwaffe crews aboard Lützow.

Position:	Rank/Name:	On board:	From board:	Remarks:
1. Air officer / observer	Obltn. (M) Walter Kell	08/24/1939	11/27/1939	Assigned back to their staffel in Wilhelmshaven.
2. Pilot officer / observer	Obltn. (M) Hermann Hesse	11/02/1939	11/27/1939	(02.11. From WESTERWALD) / Assigned back to their staffel in Wilhelmshaven.
Pilot	Fw. Haberkorn	08/24/1939	11/27/1939	Assigned back to their staffel in Wilhelmshaven.
Pilot	Uffz. Galliant	11/02/1939	11/27/1939	(02.11. From WESTERWALD) / Assigned back to their staffel in Wilhelmshaven.
Embarked technical maintenance personnel
I. Board attendant	Uffz. Wagner	08/24/1939	11/27/1939	Assigned back to their staffel in Wilhelmshaven.
Ground staff / technology	Ob.Fr. Flohrer	08/24/1939	11/27/1939	Assigned back to their staffel in Wilhelmshaven.
Ground staff / technology	Ob.Fr. High apple	08/24/1939	11/27/1939	Assigned back to their staffel in Wilhelmshaven.
Ground staff / technology	Ob.Fr. Lackmann	08/24/1939	11/27/1939	Assigned back to their staffel in Wilhelmshaven.
Ground staff / technology	Ob.Fr. Manthei	08/24/1939	11/27/1939	Assigned back to their staffel in Wilhelmshaven.
11/27/1939 to 03/27/1940 - No flight crew on board.

 

Luftwaffe crews aboard Lützow.

Embarked crews of the flight squadron at 'WESERÜBUNG'
Position:	Rank/Name:	On board:	From board:	Remarks:
1. Air officer / observer	Obltn. (M) Werner Albrings	03/27/1940	04/14/1940	Assigned back to their staffel in Wilhelmshaven
Pilot	Ofw. Wollermann	03/27/1940	† April 11th, 1940	Fallen as a result of a torpedo hit on the ship.
Embarked technical maintenance personnel:
I. Board attendant	Uffz Duke	03/27/1940	04/14/1940	Assigned back to their staffel in Wilhelmshaven
Ground staff / technology	Ob.Fr. Flohrer	03/27/1940	04/14/1940	Assigned back to their staffel in Wilhelmshaven.
Ground staff / technology	Ob.Fr. High apple	03/27/1940	04/14/1940	Assigned back to their staffel in Wilhelmshaven.
Ground staff / technology	Ob.Fr. Lackmann	03/27/1940	04/14/1940	Assigned back to their staffel in Wilhelmshaven.
Ground staff / technology	Ob.Fr. Kaptaina	03/27/1940	04/14/1940	Assigned back to their staffel in Wilhelmshaven
Ground staff / technology	Ob.Fr. Müller	03/27/1940	04/14/1940	Assigned back to their staffel in Wilhelmshaven
04/14/1940 - Airborne command from board, ship as a result of a torpedo hit in the DW Kiel shipyard

 

   Airborne Command 1/196 from May 15, 1941 - May 24, 1941

Caliber shooting in the central Baltic Sea
Code:	Aircraft type:	WNr:	Period:	Departure:	Remarks:
T3KK	Ar. 196 A3	1960 ...	05/15/1941	05/24/1941	Taken over at Swinoujscie Roads. Neufahrwasser roadstead, start to Wilhelmshaven.

 

Luftwaffe crews and technical ground staff aboard Lützow.

Training trips, trials and company 'RHEINÜBUNG' from 03/15/1941 - 05/27/1941:
Position:	Rank/Name:	On board:	From board:	Remarks:
1. Air officer / observer	Ltn. (M) Heinrich v. Davidson	05/15/1941	05/24/1941	Start to Wilhelmshaven.
Pilot	Fw.Herbert Langkau	05/15/1941	05/24/1941	Start to Wilhelmshaven.
Embarked technical maintenance personnel
I. Board attendant	??	May 00, 1941	-	Unknown at the moment.
Ground staff / technology	??	May 00, 1941	-	Unknown at the moment.
Ground staff / technology	??	May 00, 1941	-	Unknown at the moment.
May 24, 1941 - Airborne squad disembarked, ship went to the shipyard in Danzig

 

   Airborne Command 1/196 from June 12, 1941 - June 14, 1941

Company 'SOMMERREISE', relocation to Norway (11. - 14.06.1941), close security is flown from Aalborg.
Code:	Aircraft type:	WNr:	Period:	Departure:	Remarks:
T3MH	Ar. 196 A3	1960 ...	06/11/1941	06/14/1941	Stationed in Aalborg. Not shipped. Aalborg, start to Wilhelmshaven.
T3LH	Ar. 196 A3	1960 ...	06/11/1941	06/14/1941	Stationed in Aalborg. Not shipped. Aalborg, start to Wilhelmshaven.
T3KK	Ar. 196 A3	1960 ...	06/11/1941	06/14/1941	Stationed in Aalborg. Not shipped. Aalborg, start to Wilhelmshaven.
T3CL	Ar. 196 A4	1960131	06/11/1941	06/14/1941	Stationed in Aalborg. Not shipped. Aalborg, start to Wilhelmshaven.

 

Luftwaffe crews and technical ground staff aboard Lützow.

Position:	Rank/Name:	On board:	From board:	Remarks:
Squadron Captain	Hptm. Hans-Jürgen Schmidt	-	-	Crew disembark aircraft T3+KK .
Pilot	Fw.Harings	-	-	Crew disembark aircraft T3+KK .
2. Pilot officer / observer	Obltn. (M) Erich Stav	-	-	Crew of on-board aircraft T3+LH .
Pilot	Ofw. Stürz	-	-	Crew of on-board aircraft T3+LH .
3. Pilot officer / observer	Obltn. (M) Gert-Ulrich Molsen	-	-	Crew of aircraft T3+MH .
Pilot	Fw. Hermann Koch	-	-	Crew of aircraft T3+MH .
4. Air officer / observer	Ltn. (M) Fritz Fabricius	-	-	Board crew of aircraft T3+CL.
Pilot	Uffz. Willi Kuntze	-	-	Board crew of aircraft T3+CL .
06/14/1941 - Company canceled due to a torpedo hit on the ship, goes to the shipyard. Security planes move back to Wilhelmshaven.

 

   Airborne Command 1/196 from March 31, 1942 - August 16, 1942

Exercises in the Baltic Sea, relocation to Norway (15-26 May 1942), lay time in Bogenbucht, Westfjord, company 'RÜSSELSPRUNG' / canceled (03/06/1942), company 'ZAUNKÖNIG', relocation to home (10-12 August 1942)
Code:	Aircraft type:	WNr:	Period:	Departure:	Remarks:
T3AK	Ar. 196 A3	1960189	March 31, 1942	04/10/1942	Taken over from the Swinoujscie Seefliegerhorst. Neufahrwasser roadstead, start to Wilhelmshaven.
T3CL	Ar. 196 A3	1960198	04/22/1942	May 16,1942 May 17, 1942	From Wilhelmshaven, takeover at sea. Damaged during anti-aircraft shooting, unclear in flight. Delivery to the Kristiansand-Kjevik shipyard.
T3DK	Ar. 196 A3	1960 ...	05/17/1942	May 20, 1942 May 21,1942	Taken over from Wilhelmshaven to Quasefjord. Damaged during anti-aircraft shooting, unclear in flight. Delivery to the Drontheim aviation facility. Available on-board flight squadron BdS.
T3LK	Ar. 196 A3	1960 151	May 25, 1942	06/07/1942	Taken over from the Drontheim aviary. Machine replaced. Start to Wilhelmshaven.
T3EL	Ar. 196 A3	1960 195	06/06/1942	08/16/1942	Taken over in Bow Bay. Swinoujscie, start to Wilhelmshaven.

 

Luftwaffe crews and technical ground staff aboard Lützow.

Position:	Rank/Name:	On board:	From board:	Remarks:
1. Air officer / observer	Obltn. (M) Fritz Fabricius	31.03.1942 04.22.1942	04/10/1942 08/16/1942	Neufahrwasser roadstead, start to Wilhelmshaven. Swinoujscie, start to Wilhelmshaven.
Pilot	Ofw.Miiller	31.03.1942 04.22.1942	04/10/1942 08/16/1942	Neufahrwasser roadstead, start to Wilhelmshaven. Swinoujscie, start to Wilhelmshaven.
Embarked technical maintenance personnel
I. Board attendant	Uffz. Preissinger	March 31, 1942	08/19/1942	Assigned back to their staffel in Wilhelmshaven
Ground staff/technology	Ob.Fr. Neltner	March 31, 1942	08/09/1942	Detached to T 15.
Ground staff/technology	Frozen Germann	March 31, 1942	08/19/1942	Assigned back to their staffel in Wilhelmshaven
Ground staff/technology	Frozen Kruger	March 31, 1942	08/19/1942	Assigned back to their staffel in Wilhelmshaven
Ground staff/technology	Ob.Fr. Thorwardt	05/20/1942	08/09/1942	Detached to T 15.
08/19/1942 - Airborne squad disembarked, the ship went to the shipyard in Kiel.

 

   Airborne Command 1/196 from November 8,1942 - October 1,1943

Exercises in the Baltic Sea, relocation to Norway (December 8th - 12th, 1942), lay time in Bogenbucht, Altafjord, Kaafjord, company 'RAINBOGEN', operation against convoy JW 51 B in the Barents Sea (December 30, 1942 - January 1st, 1943); Lay time Altafjord, bow bay; Bandage exercises; Relocation to the homeland (September 26-29, 1943)
Code:	Aircraft type:	WNr:	Period:	Departure:	Remarks:
T3EK	Ar. 196 A3	1960196	11/08/1942	December 21,1942	Taken over from Wilhelsmhaven to Kiel. Delivery to HIPPER to dry out in the hall.
T3DH	Ar. 196 A3	1960 ...	December 21,1942	December 31, 1942 January 4, 1943	Taken over by HIPPER in exchange. 20% damaged in combat by own SA and MA (air pressure). Delivery to Flusi MAX STINSKY for transfer to the shipyard.
T3CH	Ar. 196 A3	1960 ...	01/12/1943	05/30/1943	From Wilhelmshaven to Altafjord, takeover. Start to Aalborg
T3MK	Ar. 196 A3	1960 ...	May 10, 1943	May 10, 1943	Taken in Tromso. Start to Aalborg.
T3MH	Ar. 196 A3	1960 ...	05/30/1943	10/08/1943	Taken over from TIRPITZ. Start to Aalborg

 

Luftwaffe crews and technical ground staff aboard Lützow.

Position:	Rank/Name:	On board:	From board:	Remarks:
1. Air officer / observer	Obltn. (M) Fritz Fabricius	11/08/1942	May 10, 1943	Start to Aalborg.
2. Pilot officer / observer	Ltn. (M) Justus Pahlow	01/12/1943	02/03/1943	Assigned to TIRPITZ.
1. Air officer / observer	Obltn. (M) Hellmuth Ebert	May 10, 1943	10/08/1943	Start to Aalborg
2. Pilot officer / observer	Ltn. (M) Karl Callenius	09/06/1943	09/20/1943	Assigned to TIRPITZ.
Pilot	Ofw.Miiller	11/08/1942	04/01/1943	Got on MAX STINSKY.
Pilot	Fw. Walter Vietheer	01/12/1943	02/03/1943	Assigned to TIRPITZ.
Pilot	Ofw. Wilhelm Elke	January 18, 1943	May 10, 1943	Start to Aalborg.
Pilot	Ofw.RossmeisI	May 10, 1943	10/08/1943	Start to Aalborg
Pilot	Uffz. Kruger	09/06/1943	09/20/1943	Assigned to TIRPITZ.
Embarked technical maintenance personnel
I. Board attendant	Uffz. Leyendecker	11/08/1942	05/30/1943	Start to Aalborg
Ground staff/technology	Ob.Fr. Germann	11/08/1942	10/08/1943	For the relay to Aalborg
Ground staff/technology	Ob.Fr. Nolte	11/08/1942	10/08/1943	For the relay to Aalborg
Radio operator	Ob.Fr. Schultz	11/08/1942	10/08/1943	For the relay to Aalborg
Engine manager	Ob.Fr. Götz	11/29/1942	10/08/1943	For the relay to Aalborg
I. Board attendant	Uffz. Angel	05/30/1943	10/08/1943	For the relay to Aalborg
08.10.1943 - Airborne squad disembarked, ship goes to the shipyard in Gotenhafen

 

   Airborne Command 1/196 from June 10,1944 - November 18, 1944

Fleet exercises in the Bay of Danzig, use in the Finnbus, lay time in Gotenhafen
Code:	Aircraft type:	WNr:	Period:	Departure:	Remarks:
T3HK T3FH	Ar. 196 A5		10.06.1944 06.21.1944	Jun 20, 1944	Taken over in Gotenhafen. Taken at sea. Start to Pillau, for the purpose of re-labeling in T3+FH

 

Luftwaffe crews and technical ground staff aboard Lützow.

Position:	Rank/Name:	On board:	From board:	Remarks:
1. Air officer / observer	Ltn. (M) Helmut Abramowski	06/10/1944	08/24/1944	From board in Gotenhafen.
1. Air officer / observer	Ltn. (M) Rolf Wagner	08/25/1944	-	-
Pilot	Ofw. Scholz	06/10/1944	07/17/1944	Start to Pillau.
Pilot	Ofw. Heinrich Bruns	07/18/1944 08/25/1944	Jul 29, 1944	From board in Gotenhafen.
Pilot	Ofw. Hagendorf	07/29/1944	08/24/1944	From board in Gotenhafen.
Embarked technical maintenance personnel as far as can be proven.
I. Board attendant	Uffz. Koch	06/10/1944	-	-
Engine manager	Ob.Fr. Götz	06/10/1944	-	-
Crews of the on-board flight squadron, as of November 18, 1944:
1. Air officer / observer	Ltn. (M) Rolf Wagner	-	-	-
Air officer / observer	Ltn. (M) Friedrich-Wilhelm Baehr	-	-	-
Pilot	Ofw. Hagendorf	-	-	-
Pilot	Ofw.Osterberg	-	-	-