| 15.10.1929: |
First trials under the civilian flag. |
| 15.10.1929: |
Commissioned. |
| January - March 1930: |
Trials in the Baltic Sea. |
| 24.05.1930-12.12.1930: |
First international voyage: Mediterranean, Suez Channel, East Africa, Cape of Good Hope, West Africa,
South America, Spain. |
| - November 1931: |
Fleet operations. |
| 30.11.1931-08.12.1932: |
Second international voyage: West Indies, Central America, Panama Channel, South America, Cape Horn, New York. |
| - October 1933: |
Fleet operations. |
| 14.10.1933-16.06.1934: |
Third international voyage, around the world: Mediterranean, East Asia, India, Indonesia, Hawaii, USA,
Panama Channel, USA. |
| 22.10.1934-15.06.1935: |
Fourth international voyage: South America, Cape Horn, South America, Central America, North America, Canada, Panama Channel, USA, Spain. |
| 21.10.1935-13.06.1936: |
Fifth international voyage, around the world: South Africa, Seychelles, Indonesia, China, Japan, USA. In San Diego repairs after heavy storm damage. |
| -December 1937: |
Fleet operations. |
| 27.12.1936-22.02.1937: |
Operations in the North Atlantic, near Tanger, the Spanish coast and Portugal. |
| -May 1938: |
Fleet Operations. |
| 20.05.1938-13.11.1939: |
Major refits in Wilhelmshaven Naval Shipyard. |
| April 1940: |
Operation "Weserübung":
Together with torpedo boats Seeadler
, Greif
and Luchs
, the Karlsruhe
forms Squadron 4 heading for Kristiansand South and Arendal |
| 09.04.1940: |
British submarine Truant
attacks CL Karlsruhe
off Kristiansand. One torpedo hit in Sections V and VI, disabling both engines and power stations. Crew is taken over by torpedo boat Greif
which sinks the crippled cruiser with two torpedoes at 22.50. |
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