Victory at Sea - Graf Zeppelin squadron Assembly Guide

Assembly Guide

They were supported by HMG and anti-tank squadrons

or PT boats (patrol torpedo) as they were named

Additional Polish metal heads

They wore distinctive badges and cuff titles but were best recognised by their metal gorgets which gave them the nickname of Ketten Hunde (‘chained dogs’)

Victory at Sea - Graf Zeppelin squadron Assembly GuideThough laid down and launched before the start of the war, the Graf Zeppelin was never completed or commissioned, and it never saw action. Whilst four aircraft carriers of the class had originally been planned, constant in fighting between the Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe, as well as a priority on the building of U Boats hampered their construction, with the planned four carriers quickly reduced to two. Construction on the ship that would eventually be