| Deutschland/Lützow & Admiral Scheer & Admiral Graf Spee (8840 words) |
 | Deutschland was present at Kiel with the major part of the Fleet for the dedication by Hitler of the new naval monument at Laboe. |
| Deutschland berthed at Wilhelmshaven in the evening, when the commander and BdL addressed the crew before the coffins were conveyed by lorry in a torchlit procession through crowded streets to the military cemetery. |
| Deutschland left Vigo, Spain in thick fog to elude British scouting units, and exercises were subsequently held in the Canaries/Azores area with the tanker August Schultze, the naval oiler Samland and U 25, U 27 and U 30, but the German force was constantly shadowed by British warships, including the battlecruiser Hood. |
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