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Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data

Photo #: NH 88404-KN (Color)

Battle of the Denmark Strait, 24 May 1941

Painting by Claus Bergen, depicting the German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen (center) and battleship Bismarck (left, distance) firing on British warships Hood and Prince of Wales.

Courtesy of the U.S. Army Chief of Military History. This painting was returned to the Federal Republic of Germany's Navy in about 1978.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

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12 December 2000