Picture No | 12445565 |
Date | 1939 |
Description | Air and sea battle between British and German forces, WW2 |
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A combined air and sea battle in the North Sea between British and German forces during the early stages of the Second World War. While news from Berlin later claimed that an Allied aircraft carrier had been sunk and that an Allied battleship had suffered serious damage, the British claimed that they had suffered no losses.
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Source | Unnamed artist in ‘Illustrazione del Popolo’, 8-14 October 1939 |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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