An aerial reconnaissance photograph of Alten Fjord showing the German battleship TIRPITZ at her anchorage

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An aerial reconnaissance photograph of Alten Fjord showing the German battleship TIRPITZ at her anchorage

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The Royal Navy during the Second World War
An aerial reconnaissance photograph of Alten Fjord showing the German battleship TIRPITZ at her anchorage where the Tirpitz was attacked and damaged by British midget submarines. Note the L shaped torpedo net around the ship.

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admiralty official collection

aerial photographs of troms og finnmark

historical images of alta municipality

tirpitz ship 1941

uk government artistic works

world war ii aerial photographs of norway

world war ii forces of germany in alta municipality

second world war

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1939 - 1945

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Imperial War Museums

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admiralty official collection

aerial photographs of troms og finnmark

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