Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: "Deutschland" yakaputsika muna 1920<unk>1922, asi zvakasara zvakavandudzwa ndokudzokera kubasa rinoshanda pakati pema1920. Mabasa avo airatidzira aya enguva yapamberi pehondo, kusanganisira nzendo dzokudzidzisa mhiri kwemakungwa uye kufamba kwezvikepe kwakakura. "Hannover" yakabviswa mubasa muna 1931 uye yaifanira kuchinjwa kuva ngarava inotarisirwa, kunyange zvazvo izvi zvisina kumboitwa. Pakupedzisira akaparadzwa muna 1944-1946. "Schlesien" uye "Schleswig-Holstein" vakaramba vari mubasa rokudzidzisa mabasa kuburikidza 1930s kupinda muNazi-nguva (War Navy). Zvose ngarava akaona shoma basa muHondo Yenyika II, kusanganisira kubhomba wePoland mauto panguva invasion yePoland muna September 1939 uye
basa reDenmark nokupinda muNorway muna April 1940. Ngarava dzose dziri mbiri dzakanyudzwa pedyo nomugumo wehondo.