Operation Leader
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Operation Leader was an air attack conducted against German shipping in the vicinity of Bodø, Norway, on 4 October 1943, during World War II. Conducted by aircraft from the United States Navy aircraft
A US Navy Dauntless dive bomber flying near the Norwegian coast during Operation Leader
USS Ranger and USS Tuscaloosa underway during the air strike
HMS Anson and HMS Belfast underway
The tanker Schleswig and the minesweeper M 365 under attack
Kriegsmarine
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The Kriegsmarine was the navy of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It superseded the Imperial German Navy of the German Empire and the inter-war Reichsmarine of the Weimar Republic. The Kriegsmarine was
Erich Raeder, commander of the Kriegsmarine until 1943
U-boat crew
The crew of a minesweeper in France, 1941
The battleship Tirpitz in Norway, 1944