Die Fahrten der Breslau im Schwarzen Meer

Donitz, K: reprint ca. 2005 Melchior Historischer Verlag, hardcover, 143 pages, with photos. “Die Fahrten der Breslau im Schwarzen Meer” is Karl Dönitz’s first‑person account of serving on the light cruiser SMS Breslau (later Ottoman Midilli) during World War I, detailing operations from the Mediterranean through the Bosporus into the Black Sea and engagements against Russian forces alongside battlecruiser Goeben. The narrative emphasizes daily shipboard life, tactical maneuvers, and the strategic implications of the Breslau/Goeben dash to Constantinople that brought the Ottoman Empire into the war, foreshadowing Dönitz’s later naval career. ISBN 9783941555174 In very good condition. German language