In 1935, Germany signed the Anglo–German Naval Agreement with Great Britain, which provided a legal basis for German naval rearmament; the treaty specified that Germany would be able to build five 10,000-long-ton (10,000 t) "treaty cruisers".
1935年，德国与英国签订《英德海军协定》，为德国海军重整军备提供了法律依据；该条约明确规，德国将能够建造五艘10,000長噸（10,000公噸）的“条约巡洋舰”。