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Destination’s Journey

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Deutschland 1937

Deutschland German Heavy Cruiser

Deutschland German Heavy Cruiser

Deutschland was the lead ship of her class of heavy cruisers (often termed pocket battleships) which served with the Kriegsmarine of Nazi Germany during World War II. Ordered by the Weimar government for the Reichsmarine, she was laid down at the Deutsche Werke shipyard in Kiel in February 1929 and completed by April 1933. Originally classified as an armored ship (Panzerschiff) by the Reichsmarine, in February 1940 the Germans reclassified the remaining two ships of this class as heavy cruisers. In 1940, she was renamed Lützow, after the unfinished Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser Lützow was sold to the Soviet Union the previous year.

Photographs of Deutschland / Lützow

Launch, fitting out and Commissioning

May 19, 1931 Launch of the Deutschland at Deutsche Werke, Kiel, Germany
May 19, 1931 Launch of the Deutschland at Deutsche Werke, Kiel, Germany
May 19, 1931 Launch of the Deutschland at Deutsche Werke, Kiel, Germany
May 19, 1931 Launch of the Deutschland at Deutsche Werke, Kiel, Germany
Deutschland immediately after launching at Kiel, Germany, on 19 May 1931
Deutschland immediately after launching at Kiel, Germany, on 19 May 1931
Deutschland fitting out, you can see the armor and internal distribution of one of the main turrets
Deutschland fitting out, you can see the armor and internal distribution of one of the main turrets
Deutschland during the commissioning ceremony at Wilhelmshaven Navy Yard
Deutschland during the commissioning ceremony at Wilhelmshaven Navy Yard
Deutschland undergoing heeling tests
Deutschland undergoing heeling tests

Deutschland in 1934

Deutschland, Hamburg, June 1934
Deutschland, Hamburg, June 1934

Deutschland in 1935

Deutschland Photographed very early in her career, sometime after commissioning
Deutschland Photographed very early in her career, sometime after commissioning
Deutschland 18 August 1935
Deutschland 18 August 1935
Deutschland seen in 1935
Deutschland seen in 1935

Deutschland in 1936

Deutschland 1936
Deutschland 1936

Deutschland in 1937

Deutschland Gibraltar, circa 1937-1938, during the Spanish Civil War period
Deutschland Gibraltar, circa 1937-1938, during the Spanish Civil War period
Deutschland Gibraltar, circa 1937-1938, during the Spanish Civil War period
Deutschland Gibraltar, circa 1937-1938, during the Spanish Civil War period
Deutschland Gibraltar, circa 1937-1938, during the Spanish Civil War period
Deutschland Gibraltar, circa 1937-1938, during the Spanish Civil War period
Deutschland Gibraltar, circa 1937-1938, during the Spanish Civil War period
Deutschland Gibraltar, circa 1937-1938, during the Spanish Civil War period
Deutschland 1937 after her return to German waters after serving on the Spanish Civil War neutrality patrol
Deutschland 1937 after her return to German waters after serving on the Spanish Civil War neutrality patrol
Deutschland 1937
Deutschland 1937
Deutschland 1937
Deutschland 1937
Deutschland seen in May 1937
Deutschland seen in May 1937

Deutschland in 1939

Deutschland 1939, before World War II.
Deutschlan1939, before World War II.
Deutschland 1939
Deutschland 1939
Deutschland 1939
Deutschland 1939

Lützow in 1940 and Torpedo Damage

Deutschland In port during the winter of 1939-1940
Deutschland In port during the winter of 1939-1940
Lützow waits for salvage tugs to arrive after HMS Spearfish hit her stern with a Mk VIII torpedo at 02 00 am. Skagerrak, 11 April 1940
Lützow waits for salvage tugs to arrive after HMS Spearfish hit her stern with a Mk VIII torpedo at 02 00 am. Skagerrak, 11 April 1940
Lutzow with stern collapsed following a torpedo attack
Lutzow with stern collapsed following a torpedo attack

Lützow in 1942

Lützow Norwegian waters May 16, 1942
Lützow Norwegian waters May 16, 1942
Lützow seen in a Norwegian Fjord on 1942.
Lützow seen in a Norwegian Fjord on 1942.

Lützow in 1943

Lützow in Langfjord, Norway, July 1943
Lützow in Langfjord, Norway, July 1943

Lützow in 1945

Lützow in Kaiserfahrt canal on 25 April 1945
Lützow in Kaiserfahrt canal on 25 April 1945

Undated photos of Deutschland and Lützow

Aerial view looking down at Lützow
Aerial view looking down at Lützow
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Lutzow
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