and so German naval authorities soon determined that the Reich would also require carriers. Germany laid down its first carrier in December 1936, and launched the Graf Zeppelin two years later.

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Work on the Graf Zeppelin carrier was eventually abandoned ... a design feature commonly found on a number of German designs. With the wings now free of clutter, they were considerably simpler and ...

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Up to a dozen people have died after a German Zeppelin dropped bombs on the Belgian city of Antwerp. The Zeppelin dropped seven or eight bombs during its raid, with two houses being destroyed and ...

Long thin handle from a German Zeppelin tapering down to a rounded pointed end. The handle includes part of the internal mechanism with a washer and split ring. Handle said to have come from one of ...

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