Hans Langsdorff7 October 1939
Langsdorff sinks the British merchant Ashlea after removing her crew, who are transferred to the captured Newton Beech.
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Langsdorff sinks the British merchant Ashlea after removing her crew, who are transferred to the captured Newton Beech.
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