Light Cruisers of Germany between World Wars: Technology and weapons of world wars [Kindle Edition]

Light Cruisers of Germany between World Wars
Technology and weapons of world wars

Germany lost the First World War and was forced to sign a very tough Treaty of Versailles. Part of the restrictions concerned the navy. In terms of cruisers, the restriction was as follows: the German fleet was allowed to have 6 small (light) cruisers. The displacement of the cruiser was not to exceed 6,000 tons. Replacement was allowed only after 20 years of service.

In the early 1930s, the fleet of Weimar Germany had only 4 light cruisers, of which Emden, which was laid in December 1921, was already morally obsolete, and three types of K, Cologne, Karlsruhe and Königsberg, were the standard in the world shipbuilding of that time.

In this book we will review the history of the construction of these cruisers and also their participation in combat operations.

Content:
Creation of a new German fleet
Light cruisers of the Weimar Republic
Light cruiser "Emden"
The cruisers of type "K"
Cruiser "Koenigsberg"
The cruiser "Karlsruhe"
Light cruiser "Cologne"

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Light cruisers of the Weimar Republic
light cruisers in World War II
light and heavy cruisers
German Navy in World War II
German warships in World War II
warships of Germany
Germany lost the First World War