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The kreuzer was an Austrian and German coin equal to one hundredth of a gulden. The German kreuzer was a silver and later copper coin that remained current in Southern Germany until 1876. The Austrian kreuzer was a copper coin.
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The krone or krona is the currency of Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and Norway. The krone is divided into 100 ore and was introduced into Norway, Sweden and Denmark by treaties of 1873 and 1875. The krone was introduced into Iceland by the act of union in 1918.
The Krone was the monetary unit of Austria and Hungary, each krone being divided into 100 heller. The Krone was introduced into Austra and Hungary in 1892 replacing the old kreuzer and gulden system.
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The Admiral Hipper was a German Hipper Class heavy cruiser (schwere kreuzer) of 10000 tons displacement launched in 1937. The Admiral Hipper had a top speed of 32 knots and carried a complement of 830. She was armed with eight 8 inch guns; twelve 4.1 inch anti-aircraft guns; twelve 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; twelve 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in four triples and carried four aircraft.
During the invasion of Norway in 1940 it was rammed by the British destroyer HMS Glowworm, which sank as a result. It remained in Norwegian waters as part of the German force harassing Allied convoys to the USSR. An attack led by the Admiral Hipper in December 1942 caused the Battle of the Barents Sea, a disaster for the Germans which caused Hitler to decommission most of the German Navy's major warships.
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The Blucher was a German Hipper Class heavy cruiser (schwere kreuzer) of 10000 tons displacement launched around 1938. The Blucher had a top speed of 32 knots and carried a complement of 830. She was armed with eight 8 inch guns; twelve 4.1 inch anti-aircraft guns; twelve 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; twelve 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in four triples and carried four aircraft. The Blucher was sunk during action in Oslo Fjord in April 1940.
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The Prinz Eugen was a German Hipper Class heavy cruiser (schwere kreuzer) of 10000 tons displacement launched in 1938. The Prinz Eugen had a top speed of 32 knots and carried a complement of 830. She was armed with eight 8 inch guns; twelve 4.1 inch anti-aircraft guns; twelve 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; twelve 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in four triples and carried four aircraft.
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The Seydlitz was a German Hipper Class heavy cruiser (schwere kreuzer) of 10000 tons displacement launched in 1939. The Seydlitz had a top speed of 32 knots and carried a complement of 830. She was armed with eight 8 inch guns; twelve 4.1 inch anti-aircraft guns; twelve 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; twelve 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in four triples and carried four aircraft.
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