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Old 9th February 2017, 23:46
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Re: Did KG 26 hit the cruiser Molotov in 1942?

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Originally Posted by Nick Beale View Post
This from Rohwer's Chronik des Seekrieges 1939–45:
Auf dem Rückmarsch Angriffe von dt. Torpedoflugzeugen (6./KG.26, Oblt. Wilhelm Kleemann) und ital. MAS 568 und MAS 573. Kreuzer Molotov erhält Torpedotreffer im Vorschiff, 20 m abgerissen.
= "During the withdrawal, attacks by German torpedo aircraft (6./KG 26. Oblt. Wilhelm Kleeman) and Italian MAS 568 and 573. Cruiser Molotov sustains torpedo hit(s) in bows, 20 m torn away."

Rohwer's book came out in 1968 so it's unlikely to be the last word on the subject...
Yes but the internet version has more info than my Second, revised, expanded edition 1992 published by Greenhill Books. So it is based on info from mid-90s at earliest probably even more recent.

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