On 23 October "Admiral Scheer", "Tirpitz" and the destroyers "Z4 Richard Beitzen", , , , and left Bogen Bay and proceeded to Trondheim. There, "Tirpitz" stopped for repairs, while "Admiral Scheer" and "Z28" continued on to Germany. "Fregattenkapitän" Ernst Gruber served as the ship's acting commander at the end of November. In December 1942, "Admiral Scheer" returned to Wilhelmshaven for major overhaul, where she was attacked and slightly damaged by RAF bombers. Consequently, "Admiral Scheer" moved to the less exposed port of Swinemünde. In February 1943, "KzS" Richard Rothe-Roth took command of the ship. Until the end of 1944 "Admiral Scheer" was part of the Fleet Training Group.