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Naval operations, Home Fleet. Includes 21 photographs depicting: (1) Attack on Petsamo...
Catalogue reference: ADM 199/447
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This record is about the Naval operations, Home Fleet. Includes 21 photographs depicting: (1) Attack on Petsamo... dating from 1940-1941 in the series Admiralty: War History Cases and Papers, Second World War. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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ADM 199/447
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Date (When the record was created)
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1940-1941
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Description (What the record is about)
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Naval operations, Home Fleet. Includes 21 photographs depicting: (1) Attack on Petsamo (aerial views), charts dropping positions (2) Damaged naval ship, HMS Nigeria. Dated 1941.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
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Case No. 7418
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Public Record(s)
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Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
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ADM 199
Admiralty: War History Cases and Papers, Second World War
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Within the series: ADM 199
Admiralty: War History Cases and Papers, Second World War
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