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On Tues. 09 Apr 1940 Blücher capsized at Oslo fjord, Norway, 9 April.....

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Blücher capsized at Oslo fjord, Norway, 9 April 1940Königsberg under British aircraft attack, Bergen, Norway, 9 April 1940German paratroopers at the Masnedoe Fort, Denmark, 9 April 1940German military journalist reporting from Copenhagen, Denmark on the day of its capitulation, 9 Apr 1940

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