Leipzig and Nürnberg

Kriegsmarine Light cruisers Emden, Karlsruhe, Köln, Königsberg, Leipzig and Nürnberg The Treaty of Versailles allowed Germany to replace its old First World War cruisers, and the first such new vessel, Emden, was built in the early 1920s to a design based on the last wartime classes. A new approach was taken in the five members … Read more