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Schlesien

Linienschiff 1908 - 1945  Deutschland  Class

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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July 1940:   Withdrawn from service, used as a dormitory ship in Gotenhafen (Gdynia).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.

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