Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe Operations and Development (1933–1945)

1. Luftwaffe publicly announced as independent air force

   Mar 1, 1935Labels: Luftwaffe

   • Britannica
   • History com

2. Kriegsmarine created as Wehrmacht navy branch

   Jun 1, 1935Labels: Kriegsmarine

   • Kriegsmarine
   • Reichsmarine

3. Anglo-German Naval Agreement signed in London

   Jun 18, 1935Labels: Anglo-German Naval

   • Britannica
   • Hansard

4. Condor Legion deployed to Spanish Civil War

   Jul 1, 1936Labels: Condor Legion

   • Britannica
   • Condor Legion

5. Plan Z approved for major surface-fleet buildup

   Jan 27, 1939Labels: Plan Z

   • Plan Z

6. Battle of the Atlantic begins with U-boat campaign

   Sep 3, 1939Labels: Battle of

   • Britannica
   • IWM

7. Operation Weserübung invades Denmark and Norway

   Apr 9, 1940Labels: Operation Weser

   • Weser bung
   • Britannica

8. Battle of Britain fought for air superiority

   Jul 10, 1940Labels: Battle of

   • Britannica
   • Battle of Britain

9. Bismarck commissioned into Kriegsmarine service

   Aug 24, 1940Labels: Bismarck

   • Bismarck class
   • Bismarck

10. Hitler postpones Operation Sea Lion indefinitely

    Sep 17, 1940Labels: Operation Sea

    • Sea Lion
    • Britannica

11. Tirpitz commissioned, reinforcing surface-fleet deterrence

    Feb 25, 1941Labels: Tirpitz

    • Tirpitz
    • Britannica

12. Operation Rheinübung sortie by Bismarck and Prinz Eugen

    May 18, 1941Labels: Operation Rhein

    • Rhein bung
    • Britannica

13. Operation Drumbeat begins off U.S. East Coast

    Jan 11, 1942Labels: Operation Drumbeat

    • Navy Times
    • Britannica

14. Operation Cerberus executed with Donnerkeil air cover

    Feb 11, 1942Labels: Operation Cerberus

    • Donnerkeil
    • Cerberus

15. Raeder resigns; Dönitz becomes navy commander-in-chief

    Jan 30, 1943Labels: Karl D

    • Britannica
    • Barents Sea

16. Operation Bodenplatte launched against Allied airfields

    Jan 1, 1945Labels: Operation Bodenplatte

    • Bodenplatte
    • History of War