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This postcard shows Kapitän zur Zee Andreas Fischer, commander of the small cruiser S. M. S. Augsburg. The S. M S. Augsburg was involved in bombarding Libau in August 1914.
POSTCARD – KAPITÄN zur SEE ANDREAS FISCHER
SKU: 44-16$20.00
This postcard shows Kapitän zur Zee Andreas Fischer, commander of the small cruiser S. M. S. Augsburg. The S. M S. Augsburg was involved in bombarding Libau in August 1914.
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This postcard shows Kapitän zur Zee Andreas Fischer, commander of the small cruiser S. M. S. Augsburg. The S. M S. Augsburg was involved in bombarding Libau in August 1914.
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