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Warships - GDR: Illustrated History Books & Guides

Explore the best illustrated books on warships of the Volksmarine. Discover the history, models and evolution of warships from East Germany.

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DDR-Volksmarine - Hilfsschiffe 1949-1990 (Typenkompass)
German | Motorbuch
DDR-Volksmarine - Kampfschiffe 1949-1990 (Typenkompass)
German | Motorbuch
DDR-Volksmarine - Seehydrografischer Dienst und Grenzbrigade Küste 1949-1990 (Typenkompass)
German | Motorbuch

DDR-Volksmarine - Hilfsschiffe 1949-1990 (Typenkompass)

This volume is dedicated to the support units of the Volksmarine. These are portrayed competently and compactly in words and pictures.
The variety was extraordinarily large, the spectrum broad and offers an unexpected wealth of details and information.

Each type is presented with a photo, a historical description and a technical data sheet.

Product details

Author:	Knut Schäfer
Details:	128 pages, 8.1 x 5.5 in (20.5 x 14 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	extensively illustrated
Language:	German
Publisher:	Motorbuch Verlag (D, 2011)
Series:	Typenkompass
ISBN:	9783613033672

DDR-Volksmarine - Hilfsschiffe 1949-1990

Language: German

DDR-Volksmarine - Kampfschiffe 1949-1990 (Typenkompass)

For the first time, a book about the warships of the GDR Navy is being published in the Typenkompass series. In the tried and tested manner, this volume portrays the surface units of the People's Navy competently and compactly in words and pictures.
The spectrum of ships shown ranges from frigates and missile speedboats to reconnaissance ships and naval aircraft. As is usual in the Typenkompass series, all images and descriptive texts are supplemented by clear tables with the most important technical data.

Each type is presented with a photo, a historical description and a technical data sheet.

Product details

Author:	Knut Schäfer
Details:	128 pages, 8.1 x 5.5 in (20.5 x 14 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	65 b&w and 54 color photos, 7 drawings
Language:	German
Publisher:	Motorbuch Verlag (D, 2010)
Series:	Typenkompass
ISBN:	9783613031579

DDR-Volksmarine - Kampfschiffe 1949-1990

Language: German

DDR-Volksmarine - Seehydrografischer Dienst und Grenzbrigade Küste 1949-1990 (Typenkompass)

The Grenzbrigade Küste (coastal border brigade) was part of the GDR Volksmarine and at the same time belonged to the border troops of the East German state. It was responsible for securing the maritime border with the Baltic Sea.
The GDR's Seehydrografische Dienst (SHD, maritime hydrographic service) was also part of the Volksmarine. Its tasks included surveying and marking fairways, providing maritime weather services and testing nautical equipment. The SHD carried out its duties with survey ships, buoy layers and navigational aid boats.

Knut Schäfer presents all the ships of these two subgroups of the Volksmarine in this Typenkompass. Each type is presented with a photo, a historical description and a technical data sheet.

Product details

Author:	Knut Schäfer
Details:	112 pages, 8.1 x 5.5 in (20.5 x 14 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	86 b&w and 46 color photos
Language:	German
Publisher:	Motorbuch Verlag (D, 2013)
Series:	Typenkompass
ISBN:	9783613035522