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The hunt for Deutschland before she became Lutzow

A pocket-battleship answer places Deutschland within the wider Allied effort to hunt German commerce raiders.

Question

What was done to pin down Deutschland while British forces hunted Admiral Graf Spee?

Short answer

Similar hunting forces searched for her, but Deutschland withdrew before they could locate and engage her.

Notes

Graf Spee was not the only raider drawing British search groups across the oceans. Deutschland faced comparable pursuit, but her earlier withdrawal denied those forces the chance to bring her to battle.