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HMS Glorious and HMS Diana, Norwegian Sea, May 1940; photo taken from HMS Ark RoyalBattleship Scharnhorst firing her forward guns against HMS Glorious, in the Norwegian Sea west of Narvik, Norway, 8 Jun 1940; this photograph was taken from battleship Gneisenau
HMS Glorious and HMS Diana, Norwegian Sea, May 1940; photo taken from HMS Ark RoyalBattleship Scharnhorst firing her forward guns against HMS Glorious, in the Norwegian Sea west of Narvik, Norway, 8 Jun 1940; this photograph was taken from battleship Gneisenau
HMS Hermes and HMS Dorsetshire escorting convoy US.3 with Australian and New Zealand troops on board, Atlantic Ocean, 9 Jun 1940Messerschmitt Bf110 fighter of Zerstörergeschwader 76 heavy fighter squadron over the English Channel, Aug 1940. These were the first fighters with the shark’s mouth that inspired the RAF in Africa and the AVG in China.
HMS Hermes and HMS Dorsetshire escorting convoy US.3 with Australian and New Zealand troops on board, Atlantic Ocean, 9 Jun 1940Messerschmitt Bf110 fighter of Zerstörergeschwader 76 heavy fighter squadron over the English Channel, Aug 1940. These were the first fighters with the shark’s mouth that inspired the RAF in Africa and the AVG in China.
An American-built B-24 Liberator bomber en route to the United Kingdom as part of the Lend-Lease program, 18 Nov 1940Scharnhorst underway in North Atlantic, circa Jan-Mar 1941; note 150-millimeter gun turret
An American-built B-24 Liberator bomber en route to the United Kingdom as part of the Lend-Lease program, 18 Nov 1940Scharnhorst underway in North Atlantic, circa Jan-Mar 1941; note 150-millimeter gun turret
HMS Prince of Wales in 1941, some time before her 24 May engagement with Bismarck; note Supermarine Walrus aircraft being lowered on her sideGerman armed merchant cruiser Atlantis immediately after she had stopped Egyptian passenger liner ZamZam in the South Atlantic, 18 Apr 1941
HMS Prince of Wales in 1941, some time before her 24 May engagement with Bismarck; note Supermarine Walrus aircraft being lowered on her sideGerman armed merchant cruiser Atlantis immediately after she had stopped Egyptian passenger liner ZamZam in the South Atlantic, 18 Apr 1941
A smoke cloud hanging over HMS Hood immediately after an explosion, Battle of Denmark Strait, 24 May 1941Bismarck firing on Hood and Prince of Wales, Battle of Denmark Strait, 24 May 1941, photo 2 of 5; photographed from Prinz Eugen
A smoke cloud hanging over HMS Hood immediately after an explosion, Battle of Denmark Strait, 24 May 1941Bismarck firing on Hood and Prince of Wales, Battle of Denmark Strait, 24 May 1941, photo 2 of 5; photographed from Prinz Eugen
Bismarck firing on Hood and Prince of Wales, Battle of Denmark Strait, 24 May 1941, photo 5 of 5; photographed from Prinz EugenHood exploding at Denmark Strait, seen from Prinz Eugen, 24 May 1941
Bismarck firing on Hood and Prince of Wales, Battle of Denmark Strait, 24 May 1941, photo 5 of 5; photographed from Prinz EugenHood exploding at Denmark Strait, seen from Prinz Eugen, 24 May 1941
Painting by J. C. Schmitz-Westerholt depicting HoodSmoke from Prince of Wales and Hood, seen from Prinz Eugen, 24 May 1941, photo 1 of 2
Painting by J. C. Schmitz-Westerholt depicting Hood's loss on 24 May 1941; Prince of Wales is in the foregroundSmoke 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 2HMS Rodney firing on German battleship Bismarck, 27 May 1941
Smoke from Prince of Wales and Hood, seen from Prinz Eugen, 24 May 1941, photo 2 of 2HMS Rodney firing on German battleship Bismarck, 27 May 1941
Survivors of battleship Bismarck being pulled aboard HMS Dorsetshire, 27 May 1941N-3PB floatplane of No. 330 (Norwegian) Squadron RAF in flight near Akureyri, Iceland, Oct 1941
Survivors of battleship Bismarck being pulled aboard HMS Dorsetshire, 27 May 1941N-3PB floatplane of No. 330 (Norwegian) Squadron RAF in flight near Akureyri, Iceland, Oct 1941
Cruiser USS Omaha (right) laying off the seized German blockade runner Odenwald in the South Atlantic, 6 Nov 1941. The Odenwald had been disguised as the US-flag ship Willmoto carrying rubber from Japan to Germany.US Navy prize crew aboard the seized German blockade runner Odenwald in the South Atlantic, 6 Nov 1941. The Odenwald had been disguised as the US-flag ship Willmoto carrying rubber from Japan to Germany.
Cruiser USS Omaha (right) laying off the seized German blockade runner Odenwald in the South Atlantic, 6 Nov 1941. The Odenwald had been disguised as the US-flag ship Willmoto carrying rubber from Japan to Germany.US Navy prize crew aboard the seized German blockade runner Odenwald in the South Atlantic, 6 Nov 1941. The Odenwald had been disguised as the US-flag ship Willmoto carrying rubber from Japan to Germany.

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