The image shows in the foreground the pocket battleship "Admiral Graf Spee" and in the background the armored ship "Germany", this was renamed on Hitler's order to "Luetzow" on 15.11.1939 and reclassified as a heavy cruiser. The ships are in the English Channel and are traveling towards the Atlantic Ocean.
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Sueddeutsche Zeitung Photo / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
TA32TKFile size:
52 MB (2.2 MB Compressed download)Releases:
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3667 x 4959 px | 31 x 42 cm | 12.2 x 16.5 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
21 April 1939Location:
GermanyPhotographer:
Süddeutsche Zeitung PhotoMore information:
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Fleet maneuvers of the Kriegsmarine (Navy), 1939. "The image shows in the foreground the pocket battleship ""Admiral Graf Spee"" and in the background the armored ship ""Germany"", this was renamed on Hitler's order to ""Luetzow"" on 15.11.1939 and reclassified as a heavy cruiser. The ships are in the English Channel and are traveling towards the Atlantic Ocean.". Date created: 21/04/1939