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German Kriegsmarine Leberecht Maass Class Destroyer - Z1 Leberecht Maass (1:1250 Scale)
German Kriegsmarine Leberecht Maass Class Destroyer - Z1 Leberecht Maass

DeAgostini German Kriegsmarine Leberecht Maass Class Destroyer - Z1 Leberecht Maass




 
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DeAgostini DAKS26 German Kriegsmarine Leberecht Maass Class Destroyer - Z1 Leberecht Maass (1:1250 Scale) "The Beast."
- Prime Minister Winston Churchill's portrayal of the German battleship, Tirpitz

The German destroyer Z1 Leberecht Maass was the lead ship of her class of four destroyers built for the German Navy (initially called the Reichsmarine and then renamed as the Kriegsmarine in 1935) during the mid-1930s. Completed in 1937, two years before the start of World War II, the ship served as a flagship and spent most of her time training although she did participate in the occupation of Memel in early 1939.

Several days after the start of the war in September 1939, Z1 Leberecht Maass and another destroyer unsuccessfully attacked Polish ships in the naval base on the Hel Peninsula. She was lightly damaged during the action. In mid-February 1940, while proceeding into the North Sea to attack British fishing trawlers (Operation Wikinger), the ship was bombed by a patrolling German bomber that damaged her steering. A court of inquiry convened during the war determined that she and a sister ship were hit by bombs, but a post-war investigation determined that she had drifted into a newly laid British minefield. Z1 Leberecht Maass broke in half with the loss of most of her crew.

Shown here is a 1:1250 scale replica of the famed German Kriegsmarine Leberecht Maass destroyer, Z1 Leberecht Maass. Now in stock!

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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