The official AHF WW1 quiz thread

[Polar bear]

hi,

next question ...
Four namesakes of Kriegsmarine destroyers died on the same day in the same area within two hours on just two ships.

They were ?

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[AVV]

Hello!
This event was obviously Battle of Jutland, while the men were:
Theodor Riedel, commander of the 6. torpedo half-flotilla in World War I , who died during the battle of Jutland
Friedrich Ihn, torpedo boat commander who died during the Battle of Jutland
Friedrich Eckoldt, toprpedo boat commander who dies during the Battle of Jutland
Anton Schmitt, crew member of the small cruiser Frauenlob during the battle of Jutland who fired his gun until the ship was sunk
http://www.german-navy.de/kriegsmarine/ ... index.html
P.S. Don't know about two ships, however.

Best regards, Aleks

[Polar bear]

hi, Aleks,

3 out of 4

Theodor Riedel, commander of the 6. torpedo half-flotilla in World War I , who died during the battle of Jutland
Friedrich Ihn, torpedo boat commander who died during the Battle of Jutland
Friedrich Eckoldt, toprpedo boat commander who dies during the Battle of Jutland

Yes, ... Riedel and Eckoldt died together in torpedo boat "V 48", but who was aboard with Friedrich Ihn in "S 35" ?
hint: it´s the number "in between" ...

Anton Schmitt, crew member of the small cruiser Frauenlob during the battle of Jutland who fired his gun until the ship was sunk

No, that was approx. 4 hours later

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[AVV]

Thanks for the hint.
So, the fourth man was Erich Steinbrinck, commander of V-29, who was rescued with part of his ship's crew by S-35 and lost his life together with all men of the latter. A sad story...
http://forum-marinearchiv.de/smf/index.php?topic=11465

Best regards, Aleks

[Polar bear]

hi, Aleks,

that´s it , completely.

It´s your turn again.

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[AVV]

Thanks!
One more naval question - what ship?

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[AVV]

This ship was lost during WW1.

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[AVV]

She was lost during brave fight against much stronger enemy force.

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[Polar bear]

hi, Aleks,

I could not find a picture, so this is just a guess: Russian minelayer PRUT sunk by GOEBEN in 1914 ?

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[AVV]

Hello!
You are quite close, but this is not Prut.
The ship under question was smaller and was sunk at different naval theater.

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[Polar bear]

hi, Aleks,

it is the Russian gunboat SIVUCH of the GILYAK-class, sunk by german battleship POSEN in the Gulf of Riga in 1915.

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[AVV]

Yes, she is.
http://navsource.narod.ru/photos/04/058/index.html
Looking forward to next question from you!

Best regards, Aleks

[Polar bear]

hi, Aleks,

well .. a German warship sank a Russian one - of the same type - in a location where nobody would have expected an engagement between ships of both nations to take place ... what am I thinking of ?

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[Ironmachine]

Cruiser Zhemchug, sunk by Emden at Penang on 28 October 1914?

[Polar bear]

hi, Ironmachine,

exactly, very good !

now the burden to come up with a new question rests on your strong shoulders ...

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