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==''Deutschland''==
==''Deutschland''==
The first of this new class of ship, the ''Deutschland'' was launched in 1931 and commissioned in 1933. She was active in Spanish waters during the [[Spanish Civil War]], evacuating refugees and escorting German ships carrying supplies to the Nationalists. In May 1937, the ship was attacked by Republican aircraft and suffered two bomb hits. 23 sailors were killed and 73 wounded. In retaliation for this attack, [[Adolf Hitler]] ordered the bombardment of the Republican-held harbor of Almeria by the ''Deutschland'''s sister ship, the ''Admiral Scheer''.
The first of this new class of ship, the ''Deutschland'' was launched in 1931 and commissioned in 1933. She was active in Spanish waters during the [[Spanish Civil War]], evacuating refugees and escorting German ships carrying supplies to the Nationalists. In May 1937, the ship was attacked by Republican aircraft and suffered two bomb hits. 23 sailors were killed and 73 wounded. In retaliation for this attack, [[Adolf Hitler]] ordered the bombardment of the Republican-held harbor of Almeria by the ''Deutschland'''s sister ship, the ''Admiral Scheer''.
==''Admiral Scheer''==
The Admiral Scheer was the second ship of the class, launched in April of 1933 and commissioned into the German Navy in November 1934. Her namesake was the commander of the German fleet at the Battle of Jutland. Like the ''Deutschland'', she saw service in Spanish waters during the Spanish Civil War. On May 31, 1937, the ''Admiral Scheer'' bombarded the port of Almeria in reprisal for the Republican attack on the ''Deutschland'', causing serious damage and many casualties.
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