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| Admiral Scheer as seen on a postcard | Gneisenau, Admiral Graf Spee, Admiral Scheer, and Deutschland steamed in a line during the German Naval Review of Aug 1938 | Deutschland and either Admiral Scheer or Admiral Graf Spee, English Channel, Apr 1939 | Heavy cruisers Admiral Hipper and Admiral Scheer leaving a Norwegian fjord, photographed from Tirpitz, circa 1942 |
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| Capsized Admiral Scheer, Kiel, 7 May 1945 |
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