| 31.05.1916: |
Participated at the Battle of Jutland, formed 2nd Squadron together with Schleswig Holstein
. |
| 1918-1939: |
Used as a training ship. |
| September 1939: |
Operations at Hela. |
| Oct 1939 - Mar 1940: |
Used to train new officers. |
| April 1940: |
"Operation Weserübung":
Protects minesweepers off the coast. |
| July 1940: |
Withdrawn from service, used as a dormitory ship in Gotenhafen (Gdynia). |
| January - March 1941: |
Used a an ice-breaker with reduced crew. |
| May - October 1941: |
Together with Schleswig Holstein
and the 6th E-Boat Flotilla, the Schlesien
covers mine laying operations in the Baltic Sea to prevent a breakthrough of Russian ships to Britain. |
| 1944: |
Additional Flag guns installed. |
| March - April 1945: |
Used in the Battle for Gotenhafen (Gdynia). |
| April 1945: |
Moved to Swinemünde with over 1000 wounded men. |
| 03.05.1945: |
Hit by a mine at Zinnowitz, NW of Swinemünde. The ship is beached. |
| 04.05.1945: |
Blown up, the wreck was broken up between 1949 and 1956. |
