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On Sun. 15 Oct 1944 Prinz Eugen collided with light cruiser Leipzig by.....

1944-10-15

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Prinz Eugen collided with light cruiser Leipzig by accident north of Hela (Hel, Poland) in the Baltic Sea, causing light damage.

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