Name: Prepare to board! The British destroyer Cossack running alongside the German ship Altmark in Jossing Flord. The Altmark had over 300 British sailors taken prisoner on board, who were rescued by the British crew and returned home. The RAF had spotted the Altmark earlier in the day, and notified the Cossack. Date: 16 February 1940 - SuperStock
Brand: Mary Evans Picture Library
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Prepare to board! The British destroyer Cossack running alongside the German ship Altmark in Jossing Flord. The Altmark had over 300 British sailors taken prisoner on board, who were rescued by the British crew and returned home. The RAF had spotted the Altmark earlier in the day, and notified the Cossack. Date: 16 February 1940

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