Where are the "blue" scientists?

Scientists specialising in marine topics are in demand abroad. Here in Germany, however, they are fighting against disinterest and rejection.

On the face of it, the 175th anniversary of German navies is primarily a matter for historians, as the aim is to draw the broad lines. However, such a rather narrow view has two major problems. Firstly, historians rely on sources such as files, diaries and photos, access to which is usually regulated and usually beyond the 30-year mark. Historians are far less willing and able to provide information on current developments relating to the German Navy. The eternal fascination with the Battle of the Skagerrak and Scapa Flow, Tirpitz, Raeder and Dönitz, the battleship BISMARCK and Type VII-C submarines, which is not limited to the German-speaking world, does the rest.