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Leipzig underway 2
Leipzig stern view
Leipzig stern
Leipzig in Kopenhagen 1941
Leipzig in drydock
Leipzig bow 2
Leipzig anchored
Launch of light cruiser Leipzig at Wilhelmshaven, 18 October 1929
Light cruiser Leipzig bow view
Leipzig’s crew salutes Adm Baillie-Grohman 1945
Kriegsmarine Kreuzer Leipzig
Crew on deck of cruiser Leipzig during maneuvers in 1939
Leipzig underway
Leipzig starboard view
Leipzig German light cruiser
Leipzig was the lead ship of her class (Nürnberg was her improved sister ship). She was the fourth German warship to carry the name of the city of Leipzig.
She was built at Wilhelmshaven and launched on 18 October 1929.