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NH 69744 Operation "Cerberus", February 1942

Photo #: NH 69744 Operation "Cerberus", February 1942
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Title: Operation "Cerberus", February 1942
Description: Photo #: NH 69744 Operation Cerberus, February 1942 German heavy ships speeding through the English Channel, en route from Brest to Wilhelmshaven, 12 February 1942. Photographed from the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen. Next ship ahead is the battleship Gneisenau, with Scharnhorst in the distance. Copied from the report of officers of Prinz Eugen, with some identification by her Gunnery Officer, Paul S. Schmalenbach, 1970. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 69744
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