The Deutschland
class was a succession of three Panzerschiffe a form of heavily armed cruiser,
built by the German Reichsmarine roughly in accordance with restrictions imposed
by the Treaty of Versailles. The class is named after the first ship of this class
to be built (The Deutschland). She and her sister ships, the Admiral Scheer and
the Admiral Graf Spee, were all launched between 1931 and 1934, serving in the
Kriegsmarine during World War II.
Deutschland / Lützow
Admiral
Scheer
Admiral Graf Spee
German
Warships, 1815-1945: Major Surface Vessels.
ISBN-10: 0851775330
German
Warships, 1815-1945: U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels.
ISBN-10: 155750301X
German warships of the Second World War.
ISBN-10: 0668040378
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