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| The ship saw significant action with the {{lang|de|Kriegsmarine}}, including several [[Non-intervention in the Spanish Civil War|non-intervention patrols in the Spanish Civil War]], during which she was [[Deutschland incident (1937)|attacked by Republican bombers]]. At the outbreak of World War II, she was cruising the North Atlantic, prepared to attack [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] merchant traffic. Bad weather hampered her efforts, and she sank or captured only a handful of vessels before returning to Germany. She then participated in [[Operation Weserübung]], the invasion of Norway. Damaged at the [[Battle of Drøbak Sound]], she was recalled to Germany for repairs. While en route, she was torpedoed and seriously damaged by a British submarine. | The ship saw significant action with the {{lang|de|Kriegsmarine}}, including several [[Non-intervention in the Spanish Civil War|non-intervention patrols in the Spanish Civil War]], during which she was [[Deutschland incident (1937)|attacked by Republican bombers]]. At the outbreak of World War II, she was cruising the North Atlantic, prepared to attack [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] merchant traffic. Bad weather hampered her efforts, and she sank or captured only a handful of vessels before returning to Germany. She then participated in [[Operation Weserübung]], the invasion of Norway. Damaged at the [[Battle of Drøbak Sound]], she was recalled to Germany for repairs. While en route, she was torpedoed and seriously damaged by a British submarine. |
| Repairs were completed by March 1941, and in June she left Germany for a commerce raiding operation in the Atlantic. But before reaching the Atlantic, she was again torpedoed by a Britsh aircraft and had to return. After repairs, {{lang|de|Lützow}} returned to Norway to join the forces arrayed against [[Allied shipping to the Soviet Union]]. She ran aground during [[Operation Rösselsprung (1942)|a planned attack]] on convoy [[PQ 17]], and returned to Germany for repairs. She next saw action at the [[Battle of the Barents Sea]] with the heavy cruiser {{ship|German cruiser|Admiral Hipper||2}}, which ended with a failure to destroy convoy [[JW 51B]]. Engine problems forced a series of repairs culminating in a complete overhaul at the end of 1943, after which the ship remained in the [[Baltic Sea|Baltic]] as a training ship. In October 1944 {{lang|de|Lützow}} re-entered frontline service with [[Task Force Thiele]], participating in shore bombardments of Russian positions in support of the German army. Sunk in shallow waters in the {{lang|de|[[Piast Canal|Kaiserfahrt]]}} in April 1945 by [[Royal Air Force]] (RAF) bombers, {{lang|de|Lützow}} was used as a stationary gun battery until 4 May 1945, when she was disabled by her crew. Raised by the Soviet Navy in 1947, she was subsequently sunk as a target in the Baltic. | Repairs were completed by March 1941, and in June she left Germany for a commerce raiding operation in the Atlantic. But before reaching the Atlantic, she was again torpedoed by a British aircraft and had to return. After repairs, {{lang|de|Lützow}} returned to Norway to join the forces arrayed against [[Allied shipping to the Soviet Union]]. She ran aground during [[Operation Rösselsprung (1942)|a planned attack]] on convoy [[PQ 17]], and returned to Germany for repairs. She next saw action at the [[Battle of the Barents Sea]] with the heavy cruiser {{ship|German cruiser|Admiral Hipper||2}}, which ended with a failure to destroy convoy [[JW 51B]]. Engine problems forced a series of repairs culminating in a complete overhaul at the end of 1943, after which the ship remained in the [[Baltic Sea|Baltic]] as a training ship. In October 1944 {{lang|de|Lützow}} re-entered frontline service with [[Task Force Thiele]], participating in shore bombardments of Russian positions in support of the German army. Sunk in shallow waters in the {{lang|de|[[Piast Canal|Kaiserfahrt]]}} in April 1945 by [[Royal Air Force]] (RAF) bombers, {{lang|de|Lützow}} was used as a stationary gun battery until 4 May 1945, when she was disabled by her crew. Raised by the Soviet Navy in 1947, she was subsequently sunk as a target in the Baltic. |
| == Design == | == Design == |
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