Deutschland class was a series of three Panzerschiffe, a form of heavily armed Deutschland-class cruiser, built by the Reichsmarine officially in accordance with restrictions imposed by the Treaty of Versailles.
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16 Facts About Deutschland-class cruiser
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The Deutschland-class ships were initially classified as Panzerschiffe, but the Kriegsmarine reclassified them as heavy cruisers in February 1940.
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Deutschland-class cruiser's then returned to Germany, where she was renamed Lutzow.
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Deutschland-class cruiser ships were equipped with two sets of four 9-cylinder, double-acting, two-stroke diesel engines built by MAN.
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Deutschland-class cruiser's was completed slightly over a year and a half later on 12 November 1934, the day she was commissioned into the German fleet.
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Deutschland-class cruiser's was ordered under the contract name Panzerschiff C to replace the battleship Braunschweig.
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Deutschland-class cruiser's was completed slightly over a year and a half later on 6 January 1936, the day she was commissioned into the German fleet.
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Deutschland-class cruiser's then participated in Operation Weserubung, the invasion of Norway.
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Deutschland-class cruiser's returned to Norway to join the forces arrayed against Allied shipping to the Soviet Union.
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Deutschland-class cruiser's ran aground during a planned attack on convoy PQ 17, which necessitated another return to Germany for repairs.
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Deutschland-class cruiser's next saw action at the Battle of the Barents Sea with the heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper, which ended with a failure to destroy the convoy JW 51B.
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Deutschland-class cruiser's was part of the abortive attack on Convoy PQ 17 with the battleship Tirpitz; the operation was broken off after surprise was lost.
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Deutschland-class cruiser's conducted Operation Wunderland, a sortie into the Kara Sea.
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Deutschland-class cruiser's was sunk by British bombers on 9 April 1945 and partially scrapped; the remainder of the wreck lies buried beneath a quay.
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Deutschland-class cruiser's inflicted heavy damage on the British ships, but suffered damage as well, and was forced to put into port at Montevideo.
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