Battleships of the Kaiser and König types. Heroes of Jutland and Moonzund

Linear ships such as" Kaiser-klasse) and König (K? Nig-Klasse) formed the basis of the open sea fleet (Hochseeflotte), which created the main threat to the sea rule of Great Britain. It was these battleships, the pride of the Second Reich, in the Battle of Jutland, the largest naval battle of the First World War, who took on a crushing artillery blow of the Grand Flit. During the famous Moonsund battle of 1917 (in Western literature - the operation of Albion) "König" damaged the battleship "Glory", which led to the flooding of the Russian ship, and the Crown Prince Wilhelm "forced the battleship of the Tsesarevich". In 1919, the ships of the open sea fleet were flooded with their crews in the Orkney Islands (all the "Kaisers" in the 1930s were raised for disassembly for metal, and the Königs are still at the bottom of the Scapa-Flow Bay) In total in 1909-1913. Five Kaisers were built (since 1912 this type was called "Kaiser Friedrich III") - "Kaiser", Friedrich der Gross, "Kaiserin", "König Albert", "Prince -Regent Lutpold". Of these, two were designed as flagship ships and had specially equipped combat cutting and running bridges. On the eve of the World War, the four "Koeniga" - "König", "Grosser Elector", "Margrant" and Kronprints Wilhelm "went off.
The new book of the leading historian of the Kaiser Fleet in all details restores the history of the creation, design, service and combat use of battleships of the Kaiser and "König" type, as well as the course of marine operations in which these ships, organization and system of German management were involved The fleet of the open sea.
The publication is illustrated by unique drawings and photographs