The German battleships Scharnhorst (left) and Gneisenau (right) and the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen ...

Place Europe: France, Brittany, Finistere, Brest
Accession Number SUK11122
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Place made France: Brittany, Finistere, Brest
Date made 18 December 1941
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

The German battleships Scharnhorst (left) and Gneisenau (right) and the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen under attack during a daylight raid by aircraft of RAF Bomber Command.