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  1. The British heavy cruiser HMS Cornwall was one of the Royal Navy’s County-class cruisers. Cornwall intercepted and destroyed the German auxiliary cruiser Pinguin in May 1941.
    Sunk by Japanese dive bombers on 5 April 1942. destinationsjourney.com/histor #secondworldwar #cruiser #heavycruiser #HMSCornwall #maritimehistory #naval #navy #royalnavy #warship #NavalHistory

  2. The British heavy cruiser HMS Cornwall was one of the Royal Navy’s County-class cruisers. Cornwall intercepted and destroyed the German auxiliary cruiser Pinguin in May 1941.
    Sunk by Japanese dive bombers on 5 April 1942. destinationsjourney.com/histor #secondworldwar #cruiser #heavycruiser #HMSCornwall #maritimehistory #naval #navy #royalnavy #warship #NavalHistory

  3. The British heavy cruiser HMS Cornwall was one of the Royal Navy’s County-class cruisers. Cornwall intercepted and destroyed the German auxiliary cruiser Pinguin in May 1941.
    Sunk by Japanese dive bombers on 5 April 1942. destinationsjourney.com/histor #secondworldwar #cruiser #heavycruiser #HMSCornwall #maritimehistory #naval #navy #royalnavy #warship #NavalHistory

  4. The British heavy cruiser HMS Cornwall was one of the Royal Navy’s County-class cruisers. Cornwall intercepted and destroyed the German auxiliary cruiser Pinguin in May 1941.
    Sunk by Japanese dive bombers on 5 April 1942. destinationsjourney.com/histor #secondworldwar #cruiser #heavycruiser #HMSCornwall #maritimehistory #naval #navy #royalnavy #warship #NavalHistory

  5. The British heavy cruiser HMS Cornwall was one of the Royal Navy’s County-class cruisers. Cornwall intercepted and destroyed the German auxiliary cruiser Pinguin in May 1941.
    Sunk by Japanese dive bombers on 5 April 1942. destinationsjourney.com/histor #secondworldwar #cruiser #heavycruiser #HMSCornwall #maritimehistory #naval #navy #royalnavy #warship #NavalHistory

  6. HMS Eagle was an early aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy. Converted from the Chilean battleship Almirante Cochrane.

    Eagle was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-73 on 11 August 1942 while escorting a convoy to Malta during Operation Pedestal. destinationsjourney.com/histor #aircraftcarrier #HMSEagle #naval #Navy #RoyalNavy #SecondWorldWar #WorldWarTwo #WW2 #WWII

  7. HMS Fiji was the lead ship of the Fiji-class (also called the Crown Colony-class) of light cruisers. Commissioned in 1940.

    On 22 May 1941, after exhausting much of her anti-aircraft ammunition during repeated attacks, HMS Fiji was struck by bombs from German aircraft off Crete. Severely damaged and unable to defend herself effectively, she capsized and sank. destinationsjourney.com/histor #SecondWorldWar #cruiser #HMSFiji #lightcruiser #maritimehistory #naval #Navy #RoyalNavy #warship

  8. HMS Fiji was the lead ship of the Fiji-class (also called the Crown Colony-class) of light cruisers. Commissioned in 1940.

    On 22 May 1941, after exhausting much of her anti-aircraft ammunition during repeated attacks, HMS Fiji was struck by bombs from German aircraft off Crete. Severely damaged and unable to defend herself effectively, she capsized and sank. destinationsjourney.com/histor #SecondWorldWar #cruiser #HMSFiji #lightcruiser #maritimehistory #naval #Navy #RoyalNavy #warship

  9. HMS Fiji was the lead ship of the Fiji-class (also called the Crown Colony-class) of light cruisers. Commissioned in 1940.

    On 22 May 1941, after exhausting much of her anti-aircraft ammunition during repeated attacks, HMS Fiji was struck by bombs from German aircraft off Crete. Severely damaged and unable to defend herself effectively, she capsized and sank. destinationsjourney.com/histor #SecondWorldWar #cruiser #HMSFiji #lightcruiser #maritimehistory #naval #Navy #RoyalNavy #warship

  10. HMS Fiji was the lead ship of the Fiji-class (also called the Crown Colony-class) of light cruisers. Commissioned in 1940.

    On 22 May 1941, after exhausting much of her anti-aircraft ammunition during repeated attacks, HMS Fiji was struck by bombs from German aircraft off Crete. Severely damaged and unable to defend herself effectively, she capsized and sank. destinationsjourney.com/histor #SecondWorldWar #cruiser #HMSFiji #lightcruiser #maritimehistory #naval #Navy #RoyalNavy #warship

  11. HMS Fiji was the lead ship of the Fiji-class (also called the Crown Colony-class) of light cruisers. Commissioned in 1940.

    On 22 May 1941, after exhausting much of her anti-aircraft ammunition during repeated attacks, HMS Fiji was struck by bombs from German aircraft off Crete. Severely damaged and unable to defend herself effectively, she capsized and sank. destinationsjourney.com/histor #SecondWorldWar #cruiser #HMSFiji #lightcruiser #maritimehistory #naval #Navy #RoyalNavy #warship

  12. The Arado Ar 234 V6 was the first four-engine prototype of the Ar 234. It used four BMW 003 turbojets in separate nacelles under the wings. It still used the take off trolly and landing skid. destinationsjourney.com/histor #aviation #aeroplane #Aircraft #airplane #AradoAr234 #bomber #Luftwaffe #reconnaissance #SecondWorldWar #WorldWarTwo #WW2

  13. The Mörkö-Morane was a Finnish-engineered upgrade of the French Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 fighter during WWII. Faced with rising losses in 1942, Finnish commanders decided to re-engine their obsolete Moranes with captured Soviet Klimov M-105P V-12 engines (1,100 hp) and aerodynamic refinements.destinationsjourney.com/histor #aeroplane #Aircraft #airplane #aviation #fighter #FinnishAirForce #MoraneSaulnierMS406 #SecondWorldWar #WorldWarTwo #WW2

  14. First flying on 28 December 1933, the Loire 70 was a long-range maritime reconnaissance flying boat designed for the French Navy. Seven production aircraft were ordered and along with the prototype served with Escadrille E7 at Karouba in Tunisia. An Italian air raid destroyed 3 of the 4 surviving aircraft. destinationsjourney.com/histor #aeroplane #Aircraft #airplane #aviation #FlyingBoat #FrenchAirForce #Loire70 #SecondWorldWar #WorldWarTwo #WW2

  15. No dia 10 de Fevereiro, acolhemos a primeira de várias iniciativas que vamos organizar com o Institut français du Portugal em 2026:

    trata-se de um workshop com os historiadores Frédéric Sallée e Irene Flunser Pimentel em torno do livro "Les Enfants du pays. Histoire intime d’une rafle", que o primeiro publicou em 2025.

    ENTRADA LIVRE

    ℹ️ ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/events/les-enf

    #Histodons #Holocaust #SecondWorldWar #France #Holocausto #França #SegundaGuerraMundial #HistoryInThePublicSphere

  16. The Imperial Japanese Navy light cruiser Ōyodo was designed as a submarine flotilla flagship. Instead, she served as an escort, transport, and fleet support vessel throughout much of her career. In October 1944 she participated in the Battle off Cape Engaño as part of the Northern Force. She was sunk at Kure in July 1945. destinationsjourney.com/histor #MaritimeHistory #NavalHistory #IJN #ImperialJapaneseNavy #Ōyodo #lightcruiser #cruiser #WorldWarTwo #WW2 #WWII #SecondWorldWar