Self-sinking of German cargo ships in Peru, 1941
Two German cargo ships are sunk by their crews in the port of Calau in Peru. On the left the freighter Leipzig, on the right the Monserrate. The background to this was the confiscation of German assets in the USA. The sinking was carried out to forestall a similar move by the host country
Picture No
14076289
Media ID
48330373
Size
4960px x 2857px
(1.7MB)
Credit
© Scherl / Suddeutsche Zeitung Photo / Mary Evans
Usage Restrictions
No model release, no property release. No commercial, merchandising or advertising use without release by SZ Photo
Source
Scherl - Suddeutsche Zeitung Photo
Date
1941
