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Urbahns, Gerd
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Schlachtschiff "Bismarck"
Schlachtschiff "Bismarck"
[Schlachtschiff "Bismarck" auf See. Ansicht der Backbordseite]
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English: German battleship Bismarck on trials 1940/41, view from starboard. Note the missing rangefinder for the heavy artillery, which has not yet been installed in September 1940.
Original text on image:
Bundesarchiv, DVM 10 Bild-23-63-41
Foto: Urbahns, Gerd | 1940 ca.
Deutsch: Es handelt sich, entgegen der originalen Beschreibung, um eine Ansicht der Steuerbordseite (rechte Seite). Der Entfernungsmesser für die schwere Artillerie des Schiffes oberhalb des Brückenaufbaus ist noch nicht eingebaut.
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