Weserubung

The German Invasion
of Norway, 1940

German Naval Losses in the Norwegian Campaign

by Robert Gennette, MA


Sunk
NameTypeCause
BlucherHeavy CruiserTorpedo and gunfire by Nonvegian coast defenses, Oslo, April 9
KarlsruheLight CruiserTorpedoed by submarine Truant in Kattegat, April 9
KonigsbergLight CruiserBombed by Royal Navy Air Arm, Bergen, April 10
BrummerGunnery Training ShipTorpedoed in Kattegat by submarine, April 15
Wilhelm HeidkampDestroyersTorpedoed. First attack on Narvik. April 10
Anton SchmittDestroyersDestroyed by torpedo or gunfire. Second attack on Narvik. April 13 (five of these were damaged in the first attack on April 10)
Hans Ludemann
Georg Thiele
Bernd von Arnim
Wolfgang Zenker
Erich Geise
Erich Koellner
Hermann Kunne
Dieter von Roeder
44, 64, 49, 1, 50, 54, 22, 13U-boatsVarious. Three off Norway. Five in North Sea
AlbatrossTorpedo BoatWrecked. Oslo, April 9
In addition, three minesweepers, two patrol craft, eleven transports, and four fleet auxiliaries sunk.

Ships Damaged
NameTypeCause
GneisenauBattle cruiserAction with Renown, April 9. Torpedoed by submarine, Clyde, June 20
ScharnhorstBattle cruiserTorpedoed by Acasta, June 8
HipperHeavy CruiserAction with Glowworm, April 8
LutzowPocket BattleshipAction with coastal batteries, Oslo, April 9. Torpedoed by submarine Spearfish, Kattegat April 11
EmdenLight CruiserAction with coastal batteries, Oslo, April 9
BremseGunnery Training ShipAction with coastal batteries, Bergen, April 9
In addition, two transports damaged and one captured.

Ships out of Action During the Whole Period
NameTypeCause
ScheerPocket BattleshipEngine repairs
LeipzigLight CruiserTorpedo damage repairs

German Fleet Available on June 30, 1940
NameEffective Remarks
Battle cruisersNilScharnhorst and Gneisenau damaged
Pocket BattleshipsNilScheer under repair. Lutzow damaged
Heavy CruiserHipper-
Light CruiserKoln, NurnbergLeipzig and Emden damaged
DestroyersSchoemann, lody, Galster, InnSix others under repair
Torpedo BoatsNineteenSix others under repair. Eight new craft under construction
In addition, the two old battleships Schlesien and Schleswig-Holstein were available for coast defense.

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