Prinz Eugen (German pronunciation: [pʁɪnts ˈʔɔʏɡeːn,-ˈʔɔʏɡn̩]) was an Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser, the third of a class of five vessels. She served with Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

The class comprised Admiral Hipper, the lead ship, Blücher, Prinz Eugen, Seydlitz, and Lützow. Only the first three ships of the class saw action with the German Navy during World War II.

Helmuth Brinkmann (12 March 1895 – 26 September 1983) was a Vizeadmiral in the Kriegsmarine during World War II who captained the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen. Prior to World War II he commanded the aviso Grille , Adolf Hitler 's state yacht.

Dec 19, 2023 · The inception of Prinz Eugen was deeply intertwined with the rise of Nazi Germany and its aspirations to challenge the naval dominance of Britain and France. Under the Treaty of Versailles, Germany’s naval capabilities were severely restricted.

German cruiser Prinz Eugen arrived in Brest, France to join battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau docked there for refits. While in the dock at Brest, France, Prinz Eugen was hit by a bomb during an Allied air raid. Prinz Eugen departed …

The latter were driven off in a short engagement by the heavier guns of Prinz Eugen, and the German cruiser managed to avoid the clusters of torpedoes launched by the Royal Navy vessels. By late February, Prinz Eugen had reached Norway.

The heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen entered service in 1940. Along with the Bismarck she left port on 18th May 1941 but it was not until 21st May that British intelligence was informed that the ships were refuelling in Bergen Fjord in Norway.

The Prinz Eugen was an expanded Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser which served with the Kriegsmarine of Germany during World War II. She was called after Prince Eugene of Savoy (Prinz Eugen in German). Prinz Eugen was the third of the Hipper-class heavy cruisers.

Of the five ships, only three got completed at all. Prinz Eugen , often called the "lucky ship" was the only major german warship that survived the war and was sunk after atomic bomb test in the Kwajalein Atoll.

History of the German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, warship of the Kriegsmarine, the German Navy in World War II.