Survivors of sunken German battleship Scharnhorst disembarking a British warship at Scapa Flow, Scotland, United Kingdom, 2 Jan 1944

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Caption     Survivors of sunken German battleship Scharnhorst disembarking a British warship at Scapa Flow, Scotland, United Kingdom, 2 Jan 1944 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Scapa Flow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Date 2 Jan 1944
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Source    ww2dbaseImperial War Museum
Identification Code   4700-01 A 21202
 
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Photos on Same Day 2 Jan 1944
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 350 x 260 pixels



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