Kampfschwimmer-tauchgerät ready for production?
During the war Drägerwerke had already a ready-made diving apparatus with a closed oxygen
oxygen circuit “in the drawer”, in the construction of which Herrmann Stelzner was probably still significantly involved. Production was not possible in the final stages of the war.
About the Kampfschwimmer-tauchgerät shown here, unfortunately, almost nothing more can be found. After the war, the British confiscated many of the documents in factories in Germany. There may be important data on the development of the diving apparatus among them.
Should you have further information on this device, I hope you will make it available!
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