{"product_id":"kriegsmarine-southern-command-1941-45-the-adriatic-aegean-and-black-sea-naval-wars-paperback","title":"Kriegsmarine Southern Command 1941-45: The Adriatic, Aegean and Black Sea Naval Wars - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLawrence Paterson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEdouard A. Groult\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePacked with illustrations, this is the first history of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarinegruppenkommando\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSüd\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Germany's southern naval command that fought a fast and furious war at the far end of the Mediterranean.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Germany and Italy overran Yugoslavia and Greece in early 1941, the Kriegsmarine established a new theatre command, tasked with establishing German control over the eastern Mediterranean and coordinating actions with the Italian, Romanian and Bulgarian navies. With the invasion of the USSR that summer, the Black Sea would also become a battleground, and Naval Group South would be established. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor the first time, Kriegsmarine historian Lawrence Paterson outlines the dizzying array of Kriegsmarine combat units that fought under Naval Group South - S-boats and U-boats, flotillas of escort ships, landing ships, artillery vessels, patrol boats, submarine hunters and minesweepers - and how they operated, including their organization, their complex logistics, and vital intelligence and communications. Combat was frequently fast and furious, ranging from pitched battles with the Soviet Black Sea Fleet and operations supporting Operation \u003ci\u003eBarbarossa\u003c\/i\u003e to combat against naval units of Tito's Partisans off the Croatian coast. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSuperbly illustrated with rare photos, artwork of dramatic actions, 3D diagrams and maps, this explores the little-known naval war fought by Germany's smaller craft, at the farthest reach of German naval power in Europe.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLawrence 'Larry' Paterson\u003c\/b\u003e is a diving instructor who spent years researching German wrecks off Brittany, from which his first book \u003ci\u003eFirst U-boat Flotilla\u003c\/i\u003e directly resulted. Since then he has had over 20 books published, mostly on the Kriegsmarine. He attributes much of his interest in World War II to his grandfathers; one of whom was an ANZAC during the First World War, the other a Royal Navy stoker in the Second. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdouard A. Groult \u003c\/b\u003eis a renowned illustrator who lives and works near London.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 9.75 x 7.29 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 19, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46284192383173,"sku":"9781472871121","price":30.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/DpckkGlEJN9781472871121.webp?v=1779907985","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/kriegsmarine-southern-command-1941-45-the-adriatic-aegean-and-black-sea-naval-wars-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}