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bomber and signalled surrender, but was attacked and sunk by a
1067:] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag.
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882:"HMS Barham (04) (Battleship)"
193:Hans-Diedrich von Tiesenhausen
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237:Gerhard von Tiesenhausen
182:Gerhard von Tiesenhausen
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907:"The Barham Conspiracy"
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