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On Tues. 20 may 1941 Swedish seaplane-cruiser Gotland spotted German wa.....

1941-05-20

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Swedish seaplane-cruiser Gotland spotted German warships Bismark and Prinz Eugen in the Kattegat between Denmark and Sweden. This information was passed on to the British naval attach_ in Stockhlom, Sweden Henry Denham, who in turn passed it to the British Admiralty.

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