SOS - Fate of German Ships is a West German booklet series that was published in 200 editions from 1953 to 1960 by Arthur Moewig-Verlag in Munich. It was reissued from 1975 to 1981 by Pabel-Verlag under the title SOS - ship fates on the seas of the world and from 1995 presented under the title The Landser: SOS - ship fates on the seas of the world edited again. The cover pictures and interior illustrations of the first edition are all by the marine painter Walter Zeeden. Parallel to the series of SOS - Fates of German Ships, the SOS special volumes appeared from 1957 to 1960, of which there were 30 issues. Except for the first 3 SOS special volumes, whose covers were created by Karl Stephan, Lochham/Gräfelfing, the remaining 27 pictures were again made by Walter Zeeden. From 1954 to 1960 the series Anker-Hefte was published by the same publisher.
