SUK14143 Accession Number: SUK14143

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Kiel, Germany. C. 1945-04. After the attack by RAF Bomber Command on the night of 1945-04-09 on the German pocket battleship Admiral Scheer, still in the Inner Dockyard basin, but now capsized, and in much the same position as the Tirpitz was left after RAF Bomber Command sank her in Tromso Fjord.

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Accession Number
SUK14143
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 6x8"
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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