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| Cruiser Mk V Covenanter III tanks of Fife and Forfar Yeomanry, British 9th Armoured Division on parade at Guisborough, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, 19 Aug 1941 | Humber armored cars of the Inns of Court Regiment, UK 9th Armoured Division on parade at Guisborough, Yorkshire, England, UK, 19 Aug 1941 |
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| USS North Carolina at anchor, New York, New York, United States, 19-20 Aug 1941 | Straight down aerial view of the Pearl Harbor submarine base, 22 Aug 1941. The large C-shaped building is Fleet Headquarters where Admiral Kimmel’s office was. Note some of the fuel storage tanks are camouflage painted |
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| View aboard USS North Carolina during trials, 22-31 Aug 1941 | A Soviet soldier teaching partisan fighters how to operate a Browning Hi-Power handgun, near Smolensk, Russia, 23 Aug 1941 |
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| Carrier Shokaku at Yokosuka, Japan, 23 Aug 1941 | Launching of submarine Finback, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine, United States, 25 Aug 1941 |
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| Submarine Finback shortly after launching, off Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine, United States, 25 Aug 1941 | Gato-class submarine Silversides sliding down the ways at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 26 Aug 1941. |
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| The moment of christening for the Gato-class submarine Silversides and moments before her launch at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 26 Aug 1941. | The party of dignitaries gathered Mare Island Naval Shipyard for the christening and launching of Gato-class submarine Silversides, Vallejo, California, United States, 26 Aug 1941. |
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| USS North Carolina firing her forward guns during trials, 26-27 Aug 1941 | Cruiser Mk V Covenanter III tank of British 9th Armoured Division undergoing engine maintenance in the field, Guisborough, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, 29 Aug 1941 |
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| German Colonel General Nikolaus von Falkenhorst and Finnish Major General Hjalmar Siilasvuo at their meeting in Kuusamo, Finland, 29 Aug 1941. Photo 1 of 4. | German Colonel General Nikolaus von Falkenhorst and Finnish Major General Hjalmar Siilasvuo at their meeting in Kuusamo, Finland, 29 Aug 1941. Photo 2 of 4. |
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| German Colonel General Nikolaus von Falkenhorst and Finnish Major General Hjalmar Siilasvuo at their meeting in Kuusamo, Finland, 29 Aug 1941. Photo 3 of 4. | German Colonel General Nikolaus von Falkenhorst and Finnish Major General Hjalmar Siilasvuo at their meeting in Kuusamo, Finland, 29 Aug 1941. Photo 4 of 4. |
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| North Carolina firing her after 16-inch guns during her shakedown cruise, 28-29 Aug 1941 | Joseph Stalin upon being informed of the latest German advances near Kiev, Ukraine, late Aug 1941 |
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