The standard Kriegsmarine anchor was the Britsh type Hall Anchor. http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b138/ ... eAnker.jpg
Ref: Handbücher des Marineofficiers: Seemannschaft- Handbuch für Unterricht und Praxis, Admiral Walter Gladisch & Kapitän zur See Alfred Schulze-Hinrichs, E.S. Mittler & Sohn, Berlin 1943
[Handbooks for the Naval Officer: Seamanship – Handbook for teaching and practical application]
"Hall Anchor [British type anchor] (Fig.92). The main anchor for ships of the Kriegsmarine is almost exclusively the Hall anchor. "
Bismarck bow anchors
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