An 88mm SK C/35 Naval gun, on board the minesweeper Hansestadt Danzig.

Battle Stations

Another view of the crew loading a torpedo at Wilhelmshaven shipyard.

A tight squeeze #2

Assigned to Naval Group 5 during the invasion of Norway, the Blucher led the flotilla into the Oslofjord to capture Oslo the capitol of Norway.  Two old 11in. coastal guns from the Oscarsborg Fortress scored two close range hits on the cruiser and two torpedoes fired from a shore based battery also struck the ship causing serious damage.  A fire broke out which could not be controlled and a magazine then exploded which sank the ship causing a major loss of life.