Description: Russian Battleship Marat This is a nice reproduction of an original World War Two photo showing the Russian Battleship Marat. Marat was reconstructed from 1928 to 1931 and represented the Soviet Union at the Coronation Naval Review at Spithead in 1937. Two years later, she bombarded a Finnish coastal artillery position during the Winter War once before the Gulf of Finland iced up. Shortly afterwards, her anti-aircraft armament was upgraded. When the Germans invaded on 22 June 1941 she was in Kronstadt and provided gunfire support to Soviet troops in September as the Germans approached Leningrad. Later that month she had her bow blown off and sank in shallow water after two hits by 1,000-kilogram (2,200 lb) bombs (dropped by two Ju 87 Stukas, one of which was piloted by Hans Ulrich Rudel) that detonated her forward magazine. The remaining rear section was refloated several months later and became a stationary battery, providing gunfire support during the siege of Leningrad. Size of photo is about 4" x 6". Click Here to Receive My E-mail Newsletters!! Be sure to add me to your favorites list! World War Two Photos - Keeping the Memories Alive See my other auctions for more interesting and unusual items!!! Fast Shipping!!! Visit My eBay Store: World War 2 Photos and CollectiblesWith the large number of photos we have, we know it can be time consuming and difficult to find the ones you are looking for. We suggest you go to our E-Bay store using the links on this page or in any of our listings, and use the search box on the right side of the page. 7311
Price: 6.99 USD
Location: Meridian, Idaho
End Time: 2024-12-28T01:17:20.000Z
Shipping Cost: 1.55 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Country/Region of Manufacture: Russian Federation
Type: Photograph
Conflict: WW II (1939-45)
