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This category is for cruisers designed, built, or operated by Germany during World War II (1939–1945).
After several iterations of each type, these cruisers were developed into armored and light cruisers, respectively, over the following decade. They were built to fill a variety of roles, including scouts for the main battle fleet and colonial cruisers for Germany's overseas empire.
3 paź 2023 · Interwar and WW2 German Navy Cruisers: From Reichsmarine vintage ships to 1940 and Z plan projects, as well as a tech & tactical analysis.
In total, Germany completed six heavy cruisers, all of which saw extensive service with the fleet. The three Deutschland -class ships served on several non-intervention patrols during the Spanish Civil War in 1936–1938.
9 mar 2023 · KMS Hipper and her sister ships were the first and only heavy cruiser class ever built by Germany. They were enabled by the 1935 Anglo-German naval agreement and were intended still as commerce raiders and to screen for battleships, but cheating on tonnage.
28 lut 2021 · These ships were mostly made famous by the Graf Spee in the southern Atlantic, in the first naval battle of ww2, at the river plate in 1939. She somewhat eclipsed the other two: Scheer and Deutschland (later renamed Lützow).
22 lip 2014 · German Light Cruisers of World War II: Warships of the Kriegsmarine. “An immensely interesting look” at the Emden, Königsberg, Karlsruhe, Köln, Leipzig, and Nürnbergships “from drawing board to...
