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HMS Gloucester
World war, 1939-1945, naval operations, british
Warships
British Naval operations
Regimental histories
Campaigns
World War, 1939-1945
History
On 22 May 1941 the cruiser HMS Gloucester (The Fighting 'G') was sunk by aircraft of the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Crete. Of her crew of 807 men, only 83 survived to come home at the end of the War in 1945. It is unknown how many men went down with the ship and how many died in the sea clinging…
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