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NH 102534 Scharnhorst

Photo #: NH 102534 Scharnhorst
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Title: Scharnhorst
Description: (German Battleship, 1939) The ship's commanding officer, Kapitan zur Zee Kurt Caesar Hoffman, adresses his officers and crew from a platform by the after main battery gun turret, circa winter 1939-40. Part of the aircraft catapult is visible atop the turret. Copied from the contemporary German photo album Meine Kriegserinnerungen auf Schlachtschiff Scharnhorst, page 18. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 102534
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