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NH 69748 Operation "Cerberus", February 1942

Photo #: NH 69748 Operation "Cerberus", February 1942
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Title: Operation "Cerberus", February 1942
Description: Photo #: NH 69748 Operation Cerberus, February 1942 German battleships in the English Channel, en route from Brest to Wilhelmshaven, 12 February 1942. Photographed from the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen. The battleship Gneisenau is in the center, with Scharnhorst in the distance, to the left. 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 69748
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