Tirpitz Grouping

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[Hank C.]

Hmm, although it's not entered, I'd have to guess the Soldbuch is (at least) a zweitschrift (second copy - or perhaps later) as his Artillery award is earlier than the issue date of the book. The small slip of paper says his book has been issued without a photo, but he's to get one at the earliest availability.

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[Ian Jewison]

Is "Batterie Tirpitz" actually related to the "Schlachtschiff Tirpitz"?

I have 2 x Soldbücher to Batterie Tirpitz and I thought it was honourism or title for the Batterie, not that is was on the Battleship Tirpitz!?!?

Both of mine served with the Batterie from 9.5.1944 until 4.10.1944 when they were transferred to Marine Fla Abteilung 217.

/Ian

[Ian Jewison]

Looks like it hasn't anything to do with the Battleship Tirpits.

Before the Gneisenau was sunk as block ship, one removed the armament of the ship in January. The towers "B" and "C" served from now on the protection of the coast of Norway. Tower "B" came as fortress Fjell on the island Sotra before mountains to the employment, tower "C" as battery Oerland on the peninsula of the same name at the entrance of the Trontheim fjord was set up. Battery Fjell was finished on 1 July 1943, battery Oerland in the September of the same yearly. The three cannons of tower "A" went to Holland, where they found in weakly armored single towers as battery RON castle with Hoeck van Holland use. Two turrets of the central artillery came to Denmark on the island Fanø. 15cm of cannons arrived also after Wangerooge and in the batteries Jade and Jade east were used there. The cannons stand with exception of tower "B", which was scrapped into the 1960er years, today still in Norway, the Netherlands and Denmark. Tower "C" on Oerland is today in the museum Austrått away furnished for inspection. Parts of the cannons from tower "A" are away issued with</I> Hoek Van Holland in the Stichting. The central artillery on Fanø was diminished at the beginning of the 50's and set up for the protection of the Ore Sund at the eastern south coast from Denmark again. This was only deactivated in the year 2000. The cannons are today in the Koldkrigsmuseum Stevnsfort received. Two the 38cm-Tuerme built for the change should be set up to 1944 at the west coast of Denmark in the proximity of the locality Blåvand under the name battery Tirpitz, which however no more could not be finished. Today from it still another shelter with bedding for a 38cm-Turm is received. One the 38cm of cannons is issued in the museum center Hanstholm.

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gneisenau_(1934)

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Clarification

Ian is correct, this group would appear to have come from a coastal battery unit. Can anyone comment about this group in terms of its rarity, or value?
Steve