Deutschland-class cruiser

generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"

Class: Deutschland-class cruiser

The Deutschland-class cruiser was a group of German "pocket battleships" built in the interwar period, designed with heavy armament and long range to outgun cruisers and outrun battleships under the constraints of the Treaty of Versailles.