December 8, 1938: Adolf Hitler arriving for the launch of the Graf Zeppelin. Other prominent figures marching with him are Reichsmarshall Hermann Göring, Grossadmiral Eric Raeder, Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel, Martin Bormann and SS-Obergruppenführer Josef "Sepp" Dietrich.

December 8, 1938: Launch of the Graf Zeppelin at Deutsche Werk, Kiel, Germany.

December 8, 1938: Launch of the Graf Zeppelin at Deutsche Werk, Kiel, Germany.

December 8, 1938: Graf Zeppelin sliding down the ways.

December 8, 1938: Graf Zeppelin seen just after launch.

December 8, 1938: Graf Zeppelin seen just after launch.

February 6, 1942: Graf Zeppelin (moored at left) seen at Gotenhafen (Gdynia), Poland.

September 1945: Graf Zeppelin seen in Soviet hands at Szczecin, Poland. (Formally Stettin, Germany.)

September 1945: Graf Zeppelin seen in Soviet hands at Szczecin, Poland. (Formally Stettin, Germany.)

April 5, 1947: Graf Zeppelin seen in Soviet hands at Swinoujscie, Poland. (Formally Swinemünde, Germany.)