‘Graf Zeppelin’ Was Nazi Germany’s Big, Dumb Aircraft Carrier
The Third Reich decided—probably correctly—that the flattop wasn't worth it
May 25, 2017 Robert Farley
World War II
From the first days of his ascension to power, Adolf Hitler planned to rebuild the Kriegsmarine into a world-class navy. Most of the world’s other major fleets included aircraft carriers, 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. The vessel would never enter service, however. Disputes between the Kriegsmarine and the Luftwaffe would delay the development of an air group, skepticism about the value of carriers would slow the project and, finally, the demands of the war prioritized other projects.
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