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History
Bernd von Arnim was
part of the 6st destroyer division at the outbreak of the war,
operating in the Baltic Sea near Danzig and later transferred to the
North Sea after the Polnish campaign. In September 1939 it was
ordered to the North Sea for commerce warfare and was able to
capture two Danish transports on their way to England. The ship took
part in one mining operation in British coastal waters.
During in Operation Weserübung the Bernd von
Arnim was part of the Kriegsschiffgruppe 1 heading for Narvik.
On 08.04.1940 it engaged the British destroyer Glowworm
which was later sunk by the heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper .
The ship was scuttled on 13.04.1940 in the
Rombakkenfjord near Narvik after a battle with British destroyers
because the ship was out of ammo and fuel. In 1962, the wreck was
broken down.
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