15 Sep 1940

Photo(s) dated 15 Sep 1940
Battleship Bismarck at Brunsbüttel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, 15 Sep 1940A tugboat guiding Bismarck at Brunsbüttel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, 15 Sep 1940, photo 1 of 7A tugboat guiding Bismarck at Brunsbüttel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, 15 Sep 1940, photo 2 of 7A tugboat guiding Bismarck at Brunsbüttel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, 15 Sep 1940, photo 5 of 7
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21 Feb 1942

Germany
  • German cruiser Admiral Scheer, cruiser Prinz Eugen, and 5 destroyers departed Brunsbüttel, Germany for Bergen, Norway. RAF Coastal Command attempted to intercept them, but most of the aircraft failed to find them, and the lone bomber that did was shot down. ww2dbase [Admiral Scheer | Brunsbüttel | CPC]

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