German cruiser Emden
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Emden was a light cruiser built for the German Navy in the early 1920s. She was the only ship of her class and was the first large warship built in Germany after the end of World War I. She was built
Emden in China, 1931
SMS Karlsruhe, the basis of Emden's design
Recognition drawing of Emden from the Office of Naval Intelligence
Emden in port, showing the Iron Cross worn to honor her namesake.
Vizeadmiral Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière, born in Posen, Prussia, and of French-German descent, was a German U-boat commander during World War I. With 194 ships and 453,716 gross register tons sun
German cruiser Emden
…preparing for the next major cruise, which began on 5 December. By this time, the ship had come under the command of Korvettenkapitän (Corvette Captain) Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière, who had come aboard in September. The ship steamed down to the Mediterranean Sea and stopped in Istanbul, Turkey, before traveling south through the…
Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière
U-35 in the Mediterranean Sea
Grave in the Invalidenfriedhof in Berlin