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German Battlecruisers Gneisenau and Scharnhorst in Brest - Related Files

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	RAF Bombing Raid at Brest on 18 December 1941 On the morning of 18th December 1941,six aircraft and crews from 35 Squadron took part in a daylight raid against the German Battleships, Scharnhorst and Gneisenau in Brest Harbour along with five aircraft from 10 Squadron and six from 76 Squadron.		08/06/2008	267
	The BC Gneisenau in drydock at Deutsche Werke in Kiel While under repair the Gneisenau received a direct hit on the foredeck during an air attack on the night of 26 - 27 February 1942. Despite it was standard procedure, her stocks of ammunition were not discharged. This was a fatal error as the hit she received started a chain reaction which devastated the ship and killed 112 crewmembers. This was the end of the career of the Gneisenau.		06/28/2006	552
	BC Gneisenau in Kiel Another air photograph of the Deutsche Werke in Kiel. The Gneisenau can be seen badly damaged to the left of the photograph. Additional file: http://www.googleearthhacks.com/dlfile9987/BB-Scharnhorst,-Kiel.htm		06/28/2006	534
	Battlecruiser Gneisenau in Gdynia An air attacks on February 26-27 February 1942, on the floating dock where she was being repaired for mine damage, she became the target of massive RAF attacks by 178 bombers and was struck on the bow. Contrary to normal practice, and since repairs were planned to be completed within two weeks, ammunition had not been unloaded and the resultant fires set off an explosion that destroyed the enti...		10/09/2007	583
	BB Scharnhorst shortly after Operation Cerberus Allied reconnaissance photograph of the Deutsche Werke shipyard in Kiel, taken shortly after the Scharnhorst arrived here after the Operation "Cerberus". The Scharnhorst can be seen towards the top of the portrait. To the right the light cruiser Nürnberg as well as a number of smaller units can be seen.		06/25/2006	557
	Battlecruiser Gneisenau in drydock Gdynia The Gneisenau was transfered to the Gotenhafen (Gdynia) branch of Deutsche Werke in April 1942. On the photograph she can be seen in the floating dock in Gotenhafen (Gdynia). Here her stem was cut off and used as scrap metal.		10/09/2007	653
	Brest bomb strike, 5 April 1943 12 Venturas attacked a tanker at Brest. The ship was not hit but nearby dock installations were. 3 Venturas were lost.		10/29/2005	363
	BB Scharnhorst, Kiel Aerial reconnaissance photograph, probably taken by the British Royal Air Force circa February-June 1942. The arrow in upper right center marks the position of the battleship Scharnhorst, which was then under repair at the Kiel navy yard for damage received during the February 1942 "Channel Dash".		10/18/2005	530
	Border Poland - Belarus, close to Brest Here's a nice view covering the border inspection zone between Poland and Belarus. Just north-east is the Belarus city of Brest (unfortunately outside the hi-res. area).		09/08/2005	232
	WWII U-Boat Bunker, Brest, France The building of the U-boat bunker started in January 1941 and in September 1941 the first boat, U-372, used the first ready pen. The U-boat bunker at Brest was 333 metres wide, 192 metres long and roughly 17 metres high. The area covered was a record 52,000 square metres. The bunker was actually two structures, the first consisting of 13 pens, A to E and 1 to 8, the second of pens 9 and 10. The...		08/05/2005	1,602
	Bombs away near Brest, France Strike photo from the 486th BG (H).		02/27/2007	244
	Naval Coast Battery M.K.B. 4.-507 Oerlandet Equipped with a triple-barrelled gun turret from battleship “Gneisenau”, 3 * 28 cm SKC/34, range 38 000 m, ready in july 43.		10/20/2006	479