Aerial view of Gotenhafen (Gdynia), occupied Poland, Jun 1942, photo 1 of 2; photo taken by a British RAF aircraft; note battlecruiser Gneisenau (white arrow) and carrier Graf Zeppelin (bottom)

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Caption     Aerial view of Gotenhafen (Gdynia), occupied Poland, Jun 1942, photo 1 of 2; photo taken by a British RAF aircraft; note battlecruiser Gneisenau (white arrow) and carrier Graf Zeppelin (bottom) ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Gdynia, Pomorskie, Poland
Date  Jun 1942
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Link to Source    Link
Identification Code   NH 91656
 
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Colorized By WW2DB     Colorized with Adobe Photoshop
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 4,723 x 4,510 pixels



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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. mike says:
13 Jul 2020 04:47:30 AM

is that an aircraft carrier in the lower right hand side of this picture?
2. Commenter identity confirmed C. Peter Chen says:
13 Jul 2020 05:06:38 AM

Yes, Mike, that ship is the Graf Zeppelin, completed but not yet (and never would be) completed.
3. mike says:
14 Jul 2020 06:47:58 AM

sorry when I messaged yesterday I had just made my first cup of coffee and was waiting for it to cool I hadn't read the caption yet.

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WW2-Era Location Name:
Gdynia, Pomorskie, Poland

Latitude-Longitude:
54.5395, 18.5133

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