HMS Glowworm (H92)
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HMS Glowworm was a G-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1930s. During the Spanish Civil War the ship spent part of 1936 and 1937 in Spanish waters, enforcing the arms blockade imposed
Broadside view of Glowworm
Badge of HMS Glow-worm
Glowworm on fire
Hellmuth Heye
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Hellmuth Guido Alexander Heye was a German admiral in World War II and politician in post-war Germany. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
HMS Glowworm (H92)
…Hipper. In the battle, Glowworm, severely damaged, rammed Admiral Hipper, losing its bow and sinking shortly afterwards. Kapitän zur See (Captain) Hellmuth Heye, the commander of Admiral Hipper, recommended that the captain of Glowworm, Gerard Roope, be awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross. There were only two…
Bundesarchiv Bild 183 L17874, Heye