Anzac Day March WW2 Navy Merchants Heros is a photograph by Miroslava Jurcik which was uploaded on January 11th, 2017.
Anzac Day March WW2 Navy Merchants Heros
The merchant navy weren’t just unlucky, they were targeted. Many Japanese and German officers were told to avoid engaging with naval ships at all... more
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Anzac Day March WW2 Navy Merchants Heros
Artist
Miroslava Jurcik
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Photograph
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The merchant navy weren’t just unlucky, they were targeted. Many Japanese and German officers were told to avoid engaging with naval ships at all cost because it was the merchant ships that they wanted to knock out. Their love were in danger every time they left the port and many of them died.
There is a story I find you may enjoy to read, A merchant seaman's tale of survival from the sinking of the Iron Knight : http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/earshot/a-merchant-seamans-story-of-survival-of-the-iron-knight-sinking/6524314
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January 11th, 2017