I’ve just finished reading Edward Von der Porten’s _The German Navy
in World War II_. He talks about two pre-dreadnought battleships
(survivors of six allowed Germany by the Treaty of Versailles) which
were used as training vessels and operationally, although he doe not
mention them by name. I am fairly certain one was the Schleswig
-Holstein and I think the other was the Schlesien. I have four multi-
part questions to present to the list:

1. What happened to the remaining four ships allotted to the
Weimar Republic by the Versailles Treaty?

2. Were any of these ships updated or upgraded during the
inter-war years and, if so, what changes were made?

3. I know one of these ships was used operationally during the
Polish campaign and also, I believe, during the occupation
of Denmark. Were they used operationally after this? If so,
where?

4. After Hitler ordered the heavy ships scrapped, what
happened to the pre-dreadnoughts? Did they survive like
Tirpitz and Scharnhorst or were they actually broken up?

Thanks in advance, Ed.

Edward Wittenberg
ewitten507@aol.com