 "Bremen" relieved "Vineta" there, but forces under Oreste Zamor quickly defeated the government and on 13 February, "Bremen" was free to return to Germany after having spent nearly nine and a half years abroad.She was instructed to return to her namesake city, where the mayor and the Senate of Bremen greeted the ship and held a celebration for her crew on 15 March.The cruiser then moved to Wilhelmshaven three days later, where she was decommissioned on 27 March.