Deutschland was an experimental, hydrogen-filled,[1] non-rigid[1] airship built in Germany in the late 19th Century by Dr Friedrich Wölfert.

[1] When this proved inadequate,[1] Wölfert replaced it with a two-cylinder Daimler petrol engine of 6 kW (8 hp).

[3][1] Wölfert displayed Deutschland at the 1896 Great Industrial Exposition of Berlin, where it attracted the personal attention of Kaiser Wilhelm II.

[3] The Kaiser was sufficiently impressed as to arrange for Wölfert to continue his work at the Prussian Balloon Corps in Tempelhof, Berlin.

Deutschland quickly climbed hundreds of metres, then eyewitnesses on the ground saw the airship suddenly engulfed by flame.