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Sinking of Blucher

Germany · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1940

Heinrich Woldag9 April 1940

Oslofjord · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Woldag commands the cruiser Blucher when Norwegian guns and torpedoes sink the ship in Oslofjord.

Names involved

Heinrich Woldag

Provenance

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