Gneisenau was a German capital ship, alternatively described as a battleship and battlecruiser, in Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine. She was the second vessel of her class, which included her sister ship,
Gneisenau
Gneisenau in port
Gneisenau after her second bow alteration in 1942.
Operation Berlin was a raid conducted by the two German Scharnhorst-class battleships against Allied shipping in the North Atlantic between 22 January and 22 March 1941. It formed part of the Battle o
Vice Admiral Günther Lütjens in April 1940
HMS Ramillies in 1939
The Force H with the battlecruiser HMS Renown and the carrier HMS Ark Royal (picture taken from HMS Sheffield).