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| 5 cm PaK 38 gun in action, Kharkiv, Ukraine, mid-Aug 1943 | Launching of large cruiser Alaska, Camden, New Jersey, United States, 15 Aug 1943 | Launching of submarine Ling, William Cramp & Sons shipyard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 15 Aug 1943 | Mrs. E. J. Foy at the launching ceremony of submarine Ling, William Cramp & Sons shipyard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 15 Aug 1943 |
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| Rear Admiral Robert Burnett greeting King George VI of the United Kingdom aboard HMS Belfast, Scapa Flow, Scotland, United Kingdom, 15 Aug 1943 |
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