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| British 9.2-inch coastal artillery gun crew in exercise, Culver Point Battery, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom, 24 Aug 1940 | Commissioning ceremony of German battleship Bismarck, 24 Aug 1940, photo 01 of 10 | Commissioning ceremony of German battleship Bismarck, 24 Aug 1940, photo 02 of 10; Captain Ernst Lindemann coming aboard | Commissioning ceremony of German battleship Bismarck, 24 Aug 1940, photo 03 of 10; portrait of Captain Ernst Lindemann |
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| Commissioning ceremony of German battleship Bismarck, 24 Aug 1940, photo 04 of 10; Captain Ernst Lindemann reviewing crew | Commissioning ceremony of German battleship Bismarck, 24 Aug 1940, photo 05 of 10 | Commissioning ceremony of German battleship Bismarck, 24 Aug 1940, photo 06 of 10 | Commissioning ceremony of German battleship Bismarck, 24 Aug 1940, photo 07 of 10 |
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| Commissioning ceremony of German battleship Bismarck, 24 Aug 1940, photo 08 of 10 | Commissioning ceremony of German battleship Bismarck, 24 Aug 1940, photo 09 of 10 | Commissioning ceremony of German battleship Bismarck, 24 Aug 1940, photo 10 of 10; Turm Caesar in background |
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