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German Reichsmarine Konigsberg Class Light Cruiser - DKM Koln (1:1250 Scale)
German Reichsmarine Konigsberg Class Light Cruiser - DKM Koln

DeAgostini German Reichsmarine Konigsberg Class Light Cruiser - DKM Koln




 
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DeAgostini DAKS40 German Reichsmarine Konigsberg Class Light Cruiser - DKM Koln (1:1250 Scale) "The Beast."
- Prime Minister Winston Churchill's portrayal of the German battleship, Tirpitz

Koln was a light cruiser, the third member of the Konigsberg class that was operated between 1929 and March 1945, including service in World War II. She was operated by two German navies, the Reichsmarine and the Kriegsmarine. She had two sister ships, Konigsberg and Karlsruhe. Koln was built by the Deutsche Werke shipyard in Kiel; she was laid down in August 1926, launched in May 1928, and commissioned into the Reichsmarine in 15 January 1930. She was armed with a main battery of nine 15 cm SK C/25 guns in three triple turrets and had a top speed of 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph).

Like her sister ships, Koln served as a training ship for naval cadets in the 1930s, and joined the non-intervention patrols during the Spanish Civil War during the latter part of the decade. After the outbreak of World War II in September 1939, she conducted several operations in the North Sea, but did not encounter any British warships. She participated in the attack on Bergen during Operation Weserubung in April 1940, and she was the only member of her class to survive the operation. In 1942, she was modified to carry a Flettner Fl 282 helicopter experimentally. Later in 1942, she returned to Norway, but did not see significant action. She remained there until early 1945, when she returned to Germany; in March, she was sunk by American bombers in Wilhelmshaven. She remained on an even keel, with her gun turrets above water; this allowed her to provide gunfire support to defenders of the city until the end of the war in May 1945.

Shown here is a 1:1250 scale replica of the famed German Konigsberg Class light cruiser, DKM Koln. Sold Out!

Dimensions:
Length: 7-inches

Release Date: May 2019

Features
  • Plastic and diecast metal construction
  • Turrets rotate
  • Comes with a display stand
  • Comes with German language magazine

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