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Technical investigation of Tirpitz’s final loss

Reconstruction of damage, flooding and loss of stability.

Author
US Naval Technical Mission in Europe / Springer and Hitchcock
Date
August 1945
Passage
Report 222-45, narrative, stability analysis and appendices

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No full scan comparison. Chief engineer absent from final sinking; confirmed and probable hits distinguished. Earlier damage descriptions contain inconsistencies; casualty totals not certified.

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