1939 ⟶ Deutschland Returns to Port

The Deutschland arrives home at Gotenhafen, after having onl...
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1939

🚢 Deutschland Returns to Port

The Deutschland arrives home at Gotenhafen, after having only sunk two ships and caught one.⟶
Deutschland Returns to Port (1939)
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🚢 Deutschland Ordered to Return Home

Hitler, worried on one side by the protests received by the American and Norwegian governments, and on the other by the danger of losing a warship with such a prestigious name, orders the Deutschland to return home.⟶
Deutschland Ordered to Return Home (1939)
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