Lot 186
The German Navy Cruiser KOELN was commissioned in January of 1930, it was 1 of 3 K-class Light Cruisers of the modern German Navy after WWI. All three cruisers made several voyagers in many countries of the world before WWII to show the flag. The Koeln visited many ports around Australia until its final destination at Sydney from May 6th to May 16th 1933 before heading to Papua New Guinea. The visit kicked up quite a stir with a mixture of emotions from local Australians. An interesting time as the visit comes shortly after Adolf Hitler & the Nazi Party took complete control of everything Germany. The cruiser's war service included operations off Portugal, Spain and the North Atlantic, mine laying in the North Sea, participating in the invasion of Norway and convoy duties between Norway and Denmark. The KOLN was sunk by a British aircraft attack at Wilhelmshaven, Germany on 3 March 1945. The sinking took place in shallow waters and the gun turrets remained operational and above water; and used against enemy troops advancing on Wilhelmshaven. KOLN was scrapped in 1946. In typical Australian fashion the program opens to the front page of an advertisement of a gentlemen settling down to a pint of TOOTHS KB LAGER
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