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Size9 February 2017
March"Gruß an Kiel"
MottoWir. Dienen. Deutschland.
(We. Serve. Germany. )
FoundedJanuary 2
1956
HeadquartersRostock
Germany
Jurisdiction Germany
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID398750
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The German Navy is the navy of Germany and part of the unified Bundeswehr, the German Armed Forces. The German Navy was originally known as the Bundesmarine from 1956 to 1995, when Deutsche Marine became the official name with respect to the 1990 incorporation of the East German Volksmarine.

I found my grandfather's WW2 plane wreck in the Arctic

Feb 15,2020 9:25 pm

The Grandson of a World War Two Fighter Pilot has journeyed to The Wreckage of the plane in which his grandfather died.

Royal Navy Commander Phil Richardson, from Hampshire, found the plane in Norway after footage of The Site was posted on YouTube.

His grandfather Lt Cdr Ron Richardson died in a crash after his plane was hit during a daring raid on a German warship.

Flying his Grumman Hellcat Fighter Bomber , Lt Cdr Richardson's mission was to attack the battleship Tirpitz, the pride of the German Navy , that was mounting attacks on The Arctic convoys.

You can see more on Inside Out South on Bbc One in The South of England on Monday, 21 January at 19:30 Gmt



Source of news: bbc.com

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