Sinking of Lützow

16 April 1945, Kaiserfahrt, near Swinemünde

British success; Lützow sunk in shallow water

After Danzig Bay Lützow went to Swinemünde to support the army on the Oder. On 16 April 1945 eighteen Lancasters of 617 Squadron attacked her in the Kaiserfahrt canal with Tallboys and 1,000-lb bombs. A Tallboy that burst alongside tore a large hole in her hull, and she settled on the bottom. Her guns fought on as a battery against the advancing Red Army until 4 May, when her crew blew her up.