Wilhelm Marschall8 June 1940
Leads German naval forces against Allied shipping during the evacuation.
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Leads German naval forces against Allied shipping during the evacuation.
Marschall leads German heavy ships in a sortie intended to disrupt the Allied evacuation from Norway.
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