Plan Z
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Plan Z was the re-equipment and expansion of the Kriegsmarine ordered by Adolf Hitler in early 1939. The fleet was meant to challenge the naval power of the United Kingdom, and was to be completed by
Emden, the first major warship built after World War I
Erich Raeder, commander of the Kriegsmarine until 1943
Graf Zeppelin at her launching
U-36, a Type VII U-boat
O-class battlecruiser
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The O class was a planned class of three battlecruisers for the Kriegsmarine before World War II. Prompted by a perceived lack in ship numbers when compared with the British Royal Navy, the O class' d
Plan Z
…Deutschland-class panzerschiffe and the six light cruisers already in service. To complete the core of the Plan Z fleet, six H-class battleships, three O-class battlecruisers, twelve P-class panzerschiffe, and two Graf Zeppelin-class aircraft carriers with two more of a new design, were to be built. The five ships of the…
Line-drawing of the O-class battlecruiser concept.
The stern and amidships portion of the O class
The rear main battery turret, with the superfiring secondary turret. Also visible is a twin 10.5 cm FlaK 38 anti-aircraft gun