- World War Two
- German
- Deutschland-class heavy cruiser (pocket battleship)
- from Oct 1940, participated in the battles at the Denmark Strait.
- deployment to Norway on 21 February 1942, saw action with heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen.
- returned to the Baltic on 22 November 1944, to support German troops fighting the Soviet Army.
- was sunk by British bombers on 9 April 1945.
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