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Lützow

Deutschland is documented as one ship with chronological service identity data.

Deutschland class (Panzerschiffe)Reichsmarine / KriegsmarineInterwar period, World War IIVerified subject image
Lützow" auf See. Ansicht der Steue...
For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions , which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme . Panzerschiff "Deutschland" Panzerschiff "Deutschland", später schwerer Kreuzer "Lützow" auf See. Ansicht der SteuerbordseiteThis image was provided to Wikimedia Commons by the German Federal Archive (Deutsches Bundesarchiv) as part of a cooperation project . The German Federal Archive guarantees an authentic representation only using the originals (negative and/or positive), resp. the digitalization of the originals as provided by the Digital Image Archive . · CC BY-SA 3.0 deImage source
ClassDeutschland class (Panzerschiffe)
NavyReichsmarine / Kriegsmarine
CountryGermany
Builder / shipyardDeutsche Werke, Kiel
Laid down1929-02-05
Launched1931-05-19
Completed1933-04-01

What is known about this ship

Deutschland is documented as one ship with chronological service identity data.

Service history

Entered service as a Panzerschiff; renamed Lützow in 1940 after the type had been reclassified as heavy cruisers.

Class context: Deutschland class (Panzerschiffe)

Three German diesel-powered Panzerschiffe later reclassified as heavy cruisers.

This ship is recorded as a member of Deutschland class (Panzerschiffe). Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.

Sources and further reading

  1. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1922–1946Conway Maritime Press
  2. DEUTSCHLAND heavy cruisers (1933–1936) ↗Navypedia · accessed 2026-09-18
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