| 20.09.1939: |
Commissioned. |
| Sep 1939 - Apr 1940: |
Training in the Baltic Sea. |
| April 1940: |
Operation "Weserübung":
Loads army troops in Swinemünde. Together with Lützow
, Emden
, the torpedo boats Albatros
, Möwe
and Kondor
and the 1st R-Flottilla, the Blücher
forms Squadron 5 heading for Oslo. |
| 09.04.1940: |
As the squadron reaches the Oslo Fjord, the ships want to proceed to Oslo without any delay. At 5:20 am the lead ship Blücher
enters the narrowest part of the Fjord, the Dröbak Narrows as the fortress of Oskarborg opens fire with its 28cm (11") guns. The ship is heavily damaged at its superstructure and fire spreads. After two hits by Norwegian torpedo batteries the ship sinks at 7:23 am.
Even today, the wreck is still loosing oil and endangers the environment of the Oslo Fjord.
|
|
