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	GERMAN NAVY
		Graf Zeppelin, now laid up, had her artillery removed for use in coastal defences before she was towed to Gotenhafen.
		In 1942 work was restarted on the carrier (having being moved back to Kiel in December 1942), as it was obvious at this time that the kriegsmarine needed a ship of this type to support its major surface units.
		After the German surrender, Russian forces raised the Graf Zeppelin (at this stage the carriers fate becomes clouded, but what follows is believed to be the most accurate), renaming her the PO-101 (floating base 101) on the 03
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /german.htm (578 words)

	Graf Zeppelin History
		In December of 1942 the Graf Zeppelin was again transferred to Kiel to continue the construction, but after the the battle of the Barents Sea against the convoy JW51B, the construction of all major surface units was finally stopped, at this time, the carrier was completed about 80%.
		The carrier was moved to Stettin in April 1943 where it was sunk by its own crew on 25.04.1945.
		The Graf Zeppelins sister ship, the Flugzeugträger "B" was laid down at the Krupp Germaniawerft in Kiel in autumn of 1938, but construction was stopped at the beginning of World War II.
	www.german-navy.de /kriegsmarine/ships/carrier/grafzeppelin/history.html (745 words)

	German aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin
		Graf Zeppelin was an aircraft carrier of the Kriegsmarine, named in honor of Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin.
		Prodded by Raeder, Hitler ordered Göring to produce aircraft for the carrier and under this pressure, the air marshall offered redesigned versions of the Junkers Ju 87B and the Messerschmitt Bf 109E-3, which were at that time being phased out of the Luftwaffe first-line squadrons.
		As the end of World War II neared, Graf Zeppelin was scuttled in shallow water at Szczecin (known to the Germans as Stettin) on 25 April, 1945.
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/g/ge/german_aircraft_carrier_graf_zeppelin.html (825 words)

	Aircraft Carrier Encyclopedia Article @ GetitFreeHere.com (Get It Free Here) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The key aspect of the aircraft carrier is that it is, in effect, a runway at sea and modern aircraft carriers have a flat-top deck design that serves as a flight deck for take-off and landing of aircraft.
		Though aircraft carriers are given their definition with respect to fixed-wing aircraft, the first known instance of using a ship for airborne operations occurred in 1806, when the British Royal Navy's Lord Thomas Cochrane launched kites from the 32-gun frigate HMS Pallas in order to drop propaganda leaflets on the French territory.
		By the late 1930s, aircraft carriers around the world typically carried three types of aircraft: torpedo bombers, also used for conventional bombings and reconnaissance; dive bombers, also used for reconnaissance (in the U.S. Navy, this type of aircraft were known as "scout bombers"); and fighters for fleet defence and bomber escort duties.
	www.getitfreehere.com /encyclopedia/Aircraft_carrier (6895 words)

	Ferdinand von Zeppelin Summary
		Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin was responsible for the development of the dirigible, a lighter-than-air vehicle known as the zeppelin.
		Ferdinand von Zeppelin was born in Konstanz, Baden, Germany, in 1838.
		Zeppelins were also used in commercial passenger service, and were the first airships to be used for that purpose in 1910.
	www.bookrags.com /Ferdinand_von_Zeppelin (1946 words)

	Ahoy - Mac's Web Log - German Aircraft Carrier Graf Zeppelin never to be commissioned
		The chief of the Luftwaffe, Herman Goering was always jealous of his command over all forms of aircraft, and did all in his considerable power to stymie Admiral Reader's plan to build up to four aircraft carriers.
		But Herman Goering was no help, he told both Hitler and Raeder he was unable to supply the Navy with aircraft for Graf Zeppelin until the end of 1944.
		He was not at all interested in seeing an aircraft carrier gaining more focus than his beloved U-Boat arm, and all work stopped on Graf Zeppelin, notwithstanding she was 95% completed.
	ahoy.tk-jk.net /macslog/GermanAircraftCarrierGraf.html (723 words)

	WW2 Graf Zeppelin Kriegsmarine Aircraft Carrier
		Graf Zeppelin was an aircraft carrier of the Kriegsmarine, named in honor of Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin.
		The German Navy has always maintained a policy of not assigning a name to a ship until she is launched.
		Prodded by Raeder, Hitler ordered Göring to produce aircraft for the carrier and under this pressure, the air marshall offered redesigned versions of the Junkers Ju 87B and the Messerschmitt Bf 109E-3 which were at that time being phased out of the Luftwaffe first-line squadrons.
	www.battle-fleet.com /pw/his/grafz.htm (1214 words)

	Graf Zeppelin
		The aircraft slated for her were of world standard but mere mediocre conversions of land planes, and too few in number to be very effective.
		Realizing that her greatest asset is her aircraft and her greatest threat comes from enemy aircraft, the Kriegsmarine equips GZ with dozens of dual-purpose or single-purpose AA guns in open hull casemates and island mountings, and dispenses with the cruiser guns of her predecessors Graf Fitti, Seydlitz, and Pommern.
		Her aircraft, combining German technology and Japanese expertise, are the premier naval aircraft in Europe and equal to those of the Pacific powers, though still far fewer in number.
	www.combinedfleet.com /furashita/grafze_f.htm (1364 words)

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		The Graf Zeppelin was Germany's only ot its kind and it destiny has been a mystery since it was last seen in 1947 after being seized by the Soviet Union in 1945.
		The Graf Zeppelin was found by the Polish Oil company Petrobaltic who alerted the Polish Navy which suspected that it could be the famous warship.
		When the Graf Zeppelin was launched in 1938, Adolf Hitler raised his right arm in salute to a warship that was supposed to help Germany to become master of the northern seas.
	www.xray-mag.com /article/192/WW2_German_Aircraft_Carrier_Found_in_the_Baltic (956 words)

	Junkers Ju 87 - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Junkers Ju 87 or Stuka was the most famous Sturzkampfflugzeug (German dive bomber) in World War II, instantly recognisable by its inverted gull-wings and fixed undercarriage.
		The Germans learned in the Battle of Britain that air superiority must be obtained before ground attack aircraft could be effectively used.
		Hans-Ulrich Rudel was the most notable Stuka ace, and in fact the most highly decorated German soldier of the war.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Stuka (413 words)

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	German Carrier-Based Aircraft (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It was deemed that the operation of a single aircraft carrier within range of enemy land bases was impractical, and all work on the Graf Zeppelin was halted in May of 1940.
		In March of 1942, British carrier-based aircraft were able to drive the battleship Tirpitz away from two Allied convoys on the Murmansk run, and Admiral Raeder insisted that aircraft carriers would be absolutely necessary in the future to protect commerce raiders from enemy air attacks.
		The first Ju 87C-0 pre-production aircraft appeared in the summer of 1939, and the definitive shipboard Ju 87C-1 was to have featured an electrically-activated wing folding mechanism and provisions for carrying a single torpedo under the fuselage in the place of the usual bombs.
	www.csd.uwo.ca /~pettypi/elevon/baugher_other/grzepp.html (1149 words)

	German aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The German Navy has always maintained a policy of not assigning a name to a ship until it is launched.
		The carrier's history and fate after Germany's surrender was unclear for decades after the war.
		It appears that the carrier was towed to Leningrad.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/German_aircraft_carrier_Graf_Zeppelin (1244 words)

	Hitler Doesn't declare war
		For the time being, the Germans are going to be overmatched in numbers of tanks and planes, though the British don’t have the manpower to match the Germans and the Soviets are also facing shortages of easily trainable and reliable manpower.
		The on-again, off-again German aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin is on again, though objectively it appears to be of little use against the masses of aircraft carriers that the US and Britain can field even when it does finally get completed.
		The Germans are in the early stages of building a second aircraft carrier in the Graf Zeppelin class.
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	William J. Donovan to FDR 10/3/41 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		GERMAN NAVY Progress in construction of German Aircraft Carrier "Graf Zeppelin" The "Graf Zeppelin" was located at STETTIN on 8th September and air photographs were obtained.
		There is evidence that a decision had been reached in March 1940 as to the type of aircraft which the ship was to carry, but no reports of the training of pilots preparatory to deck landing.
		CONCLUSION That the "Graf Zeppelin" has not been completed and that from the time work on her is resumed at least six months must elapse before she is ready to operate as an aircraft carrier.
	www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu /psf/box3/t25f02.html (280 words)

	Aircraft Carrier Encyclopedia Article @ TravelSmartAmerica.com (Travel Smart America) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		As catapults and arrestor cables are unnecessary, carriers with this arrangement reduce weight, complexity, and space needed for equipment.
		Carriers could operate conventional aircraft that could fly farther, faster, and carry more weapons, all while boasting greater performance.
		Nine countries maintain aircraft carriers: United States, United Kingdom, France, Russia, Italy, India, Spain, Brazil, and Thailand.
	www.travelsmartamerica.com /encyclopedia/Aircraft_carrier (6906 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/German aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin
		Graf Zeppelin was an aircraft carrier of the Kriegsmarine, named like the famous airship in honour of Graf (Count) Ferdinand von Zeppelin.
		The photo appears to show the carrier deck loaded with various containers, boxes and construction elements, hence the supposition that it was probably used to carry factory equipment from Poland and Germany to the Soviet Union.
		By this point, the Cold War was underway, and the Soviets were well aware of the large numbers and central importance of aircraft carriers in the U.S. Navy, which in the event of an actual war between the Soviet Union and the United States would be targets of high strategic importance.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/German_aircraft_carrier_Graf_Zeppelin (1234 words)

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		On May 10 and 11, German aircraft with engine damage must exit the map or they are considered to have crashed.
		The Germans also remained unaware of the existence of Ruigenhoek airfield although it was not a secret air base.
		Germans score 3VP for each major city damaged at the end of the game, 2 VP for each bridge or ship and 1 VP for every other target.
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		On May 10 and 11, German aircraft with engine damage must exit the map or they are considered to have crashed.
		The Germans also remained unaware of the existence of Ruigenhoek airfield although it was not a secret air base.
		Germans score 3VP for each major city damaged at the end of the game, 2 VP for each bridge or ship and 1 VP for every other target.
	grognard.com /info1/hbrules.doc (2357 words)

	Avalanche Press
		The original aircraft selected for the carriers were the Arado Ar.197 fighter, the Fieseler Fi.167 torpedo-bomber and the Ar.81 dive bomber.
		Carrier planes would have to be variants of those developed for the Air Force.
		Graf Zeppelin is usually listed as carrying an air group of Me-109T fighters and Ju-87C dive bombers, the mix foreseen after the carrier’s construction delays took effect.
	www.avalanchepress.com /GermanCarrierAircraft.php?mode=print (874 words)

	Aircraft Carrier - German "Graf Zeppelin"
		Two carriers of the Graf Zeppelin class had been laid down in 1936 should become the spine of the new German Navy in the fourties.
		Due the lack of suitable navy planes it was decided to equip the carrier with modified planes of the Luftwaffe.
		The German Navy had given up to built an aircraft carrier; April 43: brought to Stettin and anchored at Stettin habour at shallow water; 1945-04-25: scuttled by German forces; 1947-03/07: raised by Soviet Navy.
	homepages.fh-giessen.de /~hg6339/data/de/aircraftcarriers/ccv_1935-graf-zeppelin.htm (224 words)

	: Second World War : News : Nazi aircraft carrier located. :
		A search for oil in the Baltic Sea has turned up the wreck of the German World War 2 aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin, whose whereabouts had been a mystery since it was sunk by the Soviet Navy after the war.
		The Graf Zeppelin was Germany's only aircraft carrier in the war, though it was never seen action in war.
		It's said the Graf Zeppelin was captured by the Soviet Navy after the Germans scuttled it in Szczecin (Stettin) in April 1945, just before the Soviet Army captured the city.
	www.worldwar-two.net /noticias/126/LG0 (353 words)

	ModelWarships reveiw (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The book is in softcover format with 112 pages filled with over 100 photo's of the Graf Zeppelin at all phases of her construction.
		The book discusses the aircraft that were to be operated from the carrier.
		German Aircraft Carrier by Siegfried Breyer available from Airconnection for $22.99 USD / $28.99 CDN an excellent price for all that is included.
	www.modelwarships.com /reviews/books-plans/aj_press/graf-zepplin/aj-press.html (353 words)

	graf zeppelin - David Andarton (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin was a large rigid airship (or dirigible) in the early 20th century.
		It was named after the German pioneer of airships, Ferdinand von Zeppelin, who held the rank of Graf or...
		The real Graf Zeppelin (19,000 tons standard) was launched with much fanfare in 1938, heralding a potential new era of the Kriegsmarine that included an air component to bring it up to the standards...
	davidandarton.com /graf_zeppelin (237 words)

	Rc Messerschmitt Bf-109T Warbird
		These carriers were to be equipped with specialized carrier-based versions of the Bf-109E fighter and the Junkers Ju 87B dive-bomber.
		When the war in Europe began, the Graf Zeppelin was about 85 percent complete, and most of her machinery had been installed.
		It was deemed that the operation of a single aircraft carrier within range of enemy land bases was impractical, and all work on the Graf Zeppelin was halted in May of 1940.
	www.rchobby.co.uk /rc_messerschmitt_bf-109t_warbi.html (574 words)

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