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Combat readiness exercises of the F 212.
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To mark the third birthday of my homepage, I am offering some additional information on the frigate F 212 KARLSRUHE (V). A heartfelt "thank you" to the roughly 15,700 visitors!
Combat readiness exercises of the F 212.
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Cdr. Uwe Gerhard († September 13, 1997)
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The fifth corvette of the K-130 class (F 264 LUDWIGSHAFEN AM RHEIN) was christened in Bremen on September 27, 2007.
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Former F 212 commanding officer Flotilla Admiral Karl-Wilhelm Bollow was relieved at UNIFIL on October 1, 2007.
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A reminder of the 1932 meeting between the airship LZ 127 "Graf Zeppelin" and the light cruiser KARLSRUHE (III).
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Observations of marine fauna by crew members of the F 212 KARLSRUHE. (In preparation)
Preview →| No. | Rank | Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01. | Cdr. | Peter Hoffmann | October 1983 | October 1986 |
| 02. | Cdr. | Richard Himstedt | October 1986 | July 1989 |
| 03. | Cdr. | Eckhard Dröge | July 1989 | March 1992 |
| 04. | Cdr. | Norbert Lux | March 1992 | April 1995 |
| 05. | Cdr. | Karl Wilhelm Bollow | April 1995 | March 1997 |
| 06. | Cdr. | Reinhold Siener | March 1997 | September 2000 |
| 07. | Cdr. | Jürgen Looft | September 2000 | October 2003 |
| 08. | Cdr. | Joachim Gutow | October 2003 | December 2005 |
| 09. | Cdr. | Hans-Joachim Kuhfahl | December 2005 | Present |
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