German Heavy Cruiser Admiral Hipper | Dark Documentaries

The German "pocket battleships" Admiral Scheer (commissioned 1934) and Admiral Graf Spee (commissioned 1936) were legendary commerce raiders.Reaching top speeds of 28 knots, these Deutschland-class ships were designed to outrun any vessel they couldn't outgun. Armed with six massive 11-inch guns, they terrorized Allied shipping lanes across the Atlantic. Admiral Scheer became the most successful surface raider of the war, while Graf Spee's career ended famously at the River Plate. These high-sea

The heavy cruiser Deutschland was a German warship deployed to the Spanish coast in 1936 as part of the international Non-Intervention Committee's patrols during the Spanish Civil War. Its tasks included protecting diplomatic personnel, evacuating civilians, and observing Soviet supply efforts to the Republic. The ship's role became highly significant in May 1937, when it was attacked by Republican aircraft off Ibiza, resulting in 31 German deaths and prompting a retaliatory bombardment of the S

Fact Slap 👋 Today in 1940, after spotting a large convoy yesterday, the German cruiser Admiral Hipper makes her attack on what is suspected to be normal supply convoy. Going into action with guns blazing, it damages 13,994-ton British transport Empire Trooper (which makes it to Porta Delgada) and 5874-ton British freighter Arabistan (only lightly damaged), causing the convoy to scatter. However, Admiral Hipper's crew get a rude surprise when heavy cruiser HMS BERWICK appears - whose own crew mu