German cruiser Emden in the Second World War
The surviving sailors of the Emden as prisoners of war in 1916 in Fort Salvatore on the island of Malta. The Emden was after a successful war effort so badly damaged on 9.11.1914 by the Australian cruiser Sydney at the Cocos Islands, that its commander, Captain Karl von Mueller, put it on base
Picture No
10524430
Media ID
48148837
Size
2359px x 1511px
(973KB)
Credit
Mary Evans / SZ Photo / Scherl
Date
1916
