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Caption | Bismarck firing on Hood and Prince of Wales, Battle of Denmark Strait, 24 May 1941, photo 5 of 5; photographed from Prinz Eugen ww2dbase | ||||||||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Atlantic Ocean | ||||||||||
Date | 24 May 1941 | ||||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command | ||||||||||
Identification Code | NH 69722 | ||||||||||
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Photos in Series | See all 5 photos in this series | ||||||||||
Photos on Same Day | 24 May 1941 | ||||||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US Navy Naval History and Heritage Command, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||||
Photo Size | 740 x 433 pixels |
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20 Jan 2012 05:17:16 AM
One can see from the wake that Prinz Eugen is zigzagging to confuse British rangefinders, also that Bismarck is astern.