United Greater German Reich Kriegsmarine heavy cruisers

United Greater German Reich Kriegsmarine Heavy Cruisers

''It is not known how many heavy cruisers are in service with the United Greater German Reich Kriegsmarine on the eve of war on Augusts 1st 1945 but one heavy cruiser is mention by name in the Lightning in the Night book. It is assumed that the United Greater German Reich Kriegsmarine operates not only heavy cruisers produced in Germany but also former British heavy cruisers taken over from the United Kingdom when it was forced to surrender in 1940, former French heavy cruisers they confiscated from Vichy-France and former Italian heavy cruisers that where captured during black Friday in 1941.''

Heavy cruiser

Zenker-class heavy cruiser

KMS Admiral Zenker KMS Admiral Reader, mention in the book

Fürth-class heavy cruiser

The Fürth-class heavy cruisers are two former Italian Zara-class heavy cruisers who were taken over by the Germans after black Friday in 1941.

KMS Fürth, former Italian heavy cruiser Fiume. KMS Potsdam, former Italian heavy cruiser Pola.

Danzig-class heavy cruiser

The Danzig-class heavy cruiser are a group of four former Suffren-class heavy cruisers which where transferred by the Fascist State of France Navy in 1942 to the United Greater German Reich Kriegsmarine.

KMS Danzig, former the French heavy cruiser Dupleix. KMS Münster, former the French heavy cruiser Foch. KMS Bonn, former the French heavy cruiser Algérie. KMS Derfflinger, former the French heavy cruiser Colbert.

Admiral Hipper–class heavy cruiser

KMS Admiral Hipper KMS Blücher KMS Prinz Eugen KMS Lützow

Deutschland-class heavy cruiser

KMS Deutschland <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">KMS Admiral Scheer <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">KMS Admiral Graf Spee

Salzburg-class heavy cruisers

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">All eleven Salzburg-class heavy cruisers are former British Crown Colony-class light cruiser who were still under construction at British shipyards when the where captured by the Germans after the British surrender in 1940 and later completed by the Germans.

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">KMS Salzburg, former British Crown Colony-class light cruiser HMS Uganda. <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">KMS Sudetenland, former British Crown Colony-class light cruiser HMS Bermuda <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">KMS Steiermark, former British Crown Colony-class light cruiser HMS Fiji. <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">KMS Schwaben, former British Crown Colony-class light cruiser HMS Gambia. <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">KMS Sachsen, former British Crown Colony-class light cruiser HMS Jamaica. <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">KMS Wien, former British Crown Colony-class light cruiser HMS Kenya. <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">KMS Kärnten, former British Crown Colony-class light cruiser HMS Maurituis. <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">KMS Oberdonau, former British Crown Colony-class light cruiser HMS Nigeria <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">KMS Kurhessen, former British Crown Colony-class light cruiser HMS Trinidad. <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">KMS Tirol-Vorarlberg, former British Crown Colony-class light cruiser HMS Ceylon. <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">KMS Bayreuth, former British Crown Colony-class light cruiser HMS Newfoundland.