Disposition of German Fleet September 1, 1939


Western Area (Wilhelmshaven)

Battlecruisers: Scharnhorst, Gneisenau

Panzerschiff : Admiral Scheer

Heavy Cruiser: Admiral Hipper

Light Cruisers: Emden, Koln, Konigsberg, Liepzig, Nurnburg

Eastern Area (Kiel)

Pre-Dreadnought Battleships: Schlesien, Schleswig-Holstein

Atlantic Ocean

Panzerschiff: Admiral Graf Spee, Deutschland