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| A Ju 52 aircraft flying low over Crete, Greece, 20 May 1941 | German paratroops jumping from Ju 52 transports over Crete, Greece, 20 May 1941 |
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| OS2U-2 Kingfisher of Scouting Squadron 2 on the seaplane ramp at NAS Quonset Point, Rhode Island, United States, Mar 20 1941. Photo 1 of 2 | OS2U-2 Kingfisher of Scouting Squadron 2 on the seaplane ramp at NAS Quonset Point, Rhode Island, United States, Mar 20 1941. Photo 2 of 2 |
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| Bismarck in Norway, seen from Prinz Eugen, 21 May 1941 | A group of British soldiers in a trench with fixed bayonets, Crete, Greece, late May 1941 |
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| Palls of smoke rising above the countryside, Crete, Greece, late May 1941 | A smoke cloud hanging over HMS Hood immediately after an explosion, Battle of Denmark Strait, 24 May 1941 |
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| Bismarck firing on Hood and Prince of Wales, Battle of Denmark Strait, 24 May 1941, photo 1 of 5; photographed from Prinz Eugen | Bismarck firing on Hood and Prince of Wales, Battle of Denmark Strait, 24 May 1941, photo 2 of 5; photographed from Prinz Eugen |
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| Bismarck firing on Hood and Prince of Wales, Battle of Denmark Strait, 24 May 1941, photo 3 of 5; photographed from Prinz Eugen | Bismarck firing on Hood and Prince of Wales, Battle of Denmark Strait, 24 May 1941, photo 4 of 5; photographed from Prinz Eugen |
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| Bismarck firing on Hood and Prince of Wales, Battle of Denmark Strait, 24 May 1941, photo 4 of 8; photographed from Prinz Eugen, note shells from Prince of Wales splashing short and Bismarck listing b | Bismarck firing on Hood and Prince of Wales, Battle of Denmark Strait, 24 May 1941, photo 5 of 5; photographed from Prinz Eugen |
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| Hood exploding at Denmark Strait, seen from Prinz Eugen, 24 May 1941 | Painting by Claus Bergen depicting the German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen and battleship Bismarck firing on British warships Hood and Prince of Wales |
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| Painting by J. C. Schmitz-Westerholt depicting Hood's loss on 24 May 1941; Prince of Wales is in the foreground | Shells from Hood fell near cruiser Prinz Eugen, 24 May 1941 |
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| Smoke from Prince of Wales and Hood, seen from Prinz Eugen, 24 May 1941, photo 1 of 2 | Smoke from Prince of Wales and Hood, seen from Prinz Eugen, 24 May 1941, photo 2 of 2 |
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