The German heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper fought as part of the German Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was named after Admiral Ritter von Hipper, commander of the German battlecruiser squadron during the Battle of Jutland in 1916 and later commander-in-chief of the German High Seas Fleet. A heavy cruiser is a type of large warship which originated with the British Hawkins class during World War I. They entered service after the war. ... The Kriegsmarine (or War Navy) was the name of the German Navy between 1935 and 1945, during the Nazi regime, superseding the Reichsmarine. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km (over 11 miles) into the air, August 9, 1945 after the Allied atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. ... Admiral is a word from the Arabic term Amir-al-bahr (Lord of the bay). ... Franz Ritter von Hipper (September 13, 1863- May 25, 1932) was a German admiral. ... The Battle of Jutland, known in Germany as the Battle of the Skagerrak (Skagerrakschlacht), was the largest naval battle of World War I, and the only full-scale clash of battleships in that war. ...

Hipper was the first ship of her class: like her sister ships, Prinz Eugen and Blücher, she was built in the mid-1930s. She was laid down at Blohm & Voß in Hamburg on 6 July 1935, launched on 6 February 1937 and commissioned on 29 April 1939 The German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen fought as part of the German Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was named after Prince Eugene of Savoy (Prinz Eugen in German). ... The German heavy cruiser Blücher ¹ was the German Kriegsmarines newest ship at the outbreak of World War II. The Blücher is most notable for being sunk on April 9, 1940, less than three years after her launch, on the first day of the invasion of Norway (Operation... // Events and trends The 1930s were spent struggling for a solution to the global depression. ... On April 5, 1877, Hermann Blohm and Ernst Voss founded the Blohm & Voss Schiffswerft und Maschinenfabrik shipbuilding and engineering works as a general partnership. ... Position of Hamburg in Germany Hamburgs central broadway Jungfernstieg at the Alster lake, between 1900 and 1914 This article is about the city in Germany. ... July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Admiral Hipper took part in the German invasion of Norway (Operation Weserübung) on 9 April 1940, successfully entering the harbour of Trondheim (Norway's third largest city, roughly half way up Norway's west coast). The troops carried on board Admiral Hipper occupied the city in the early hours, flying the Nazi flag on the city's old Kristiansten fortress and other municipal buildings before most of the inhabitants had even awoken. "Admiral Hipper", during the invasion of Norway, encounted the old British destroyer "Glowworm". When "Glowworm" turned to ram "Admiral Hipper", the German heavy cruiser got in first and sank "Glowworm". Admiral Hipper subsequently operated as a merchant raider in the North Atlantic. Operation Weserübung was the German codename for Nazi Germanys assault on Denmark and Norway during World War II and the opening operation of the Norwegian Campaign. ... April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... County Sør-Trøndelag Landscape Municipality NO-1601 Administrative centre Trondheim Mayor (2005) Rita Ottervik (A) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 258 342 km² 322 km² 0. ... Ratio 3:5 The swastika flag came into use initially as the banner of the NSDAP after its foundation. ...

She was scuttled at Kiel on 2 May 1945. Statistics State: Schleswig-Holstein District: Independent city Area: 113. ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

External link

• Admiral Hipper technical data – From German naval history website german-navy.de
• Timeline of the Admiral Hipper
• Maritimequest Admiral Hipper photo gallery