first german battleship ??

**~~THOMAS81Z~~** · 15 Nov 09,, 03:12

if i remember i saw show and it stated that an old ww1 battleship that the nazi had it was anchored in a harbor and started shelling rite before the invasion of poland.
question is what was the name of the battleship ???

**Pacfanweb** · 15 Nov 09,, 03:13

Schleswig-Holstein

**Pacfanweb** · 15 Nov 09,, 03:23

Here is the dirty deed itself, S-H attacking Poland

Here is Schleswig-Holstein today

**~~THOMAS81Z~~** · 15 Nov 09,, 03:48

The battleship that started World War Two - Divernet ahhh i guess google is my friend

**TopHatter** · 15 Nov 09,, 05:28

Originally Posted by THOMAS81Z

The battleship that started World War Two - Divernet ahhh i guess google is my friend

Yes indeed, Schleswig-Holstein was one of one of half a dozen predreadnoughts that Germany was allowed to keep after Versailles.

**connaye** · 15 Nov 09,, 16:27

For a pre dreadnought, the Schleswig-Holstein is not a bad looking ship.

**BBwarrior** · 05 Dec 09,, 07:52

Looks like she had some modernization after WWI - I think she used to have 3 stacks.

**~~Black Prince~~** · 30 Jan 10,, 06:03

You are indeed correct . She also had some enlargements to her superstructures to accommodate a slightly larger compliment in WW2 (for extra AA gun crews etc)