Photo #: NH 101569
Scharnhorst (German Battleship, 1939)
Ice on the the ship's foredeck, during the winter of 1939-40,
probably in the Baltic Sea in January 1940. The view looks aft,
toward the forward 11-inch gun turrets and superstructure.
Copied from the contemporary German photo album "Meine Kriegserinnerungen
auf Schlachtschiff Scharnhorst", page 9.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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