The commander of the metropolitan fleet is the British admiral Bruce Austin Fraser and the commander of the Soviet Northern Fleet, Vice Admiral A.G. Golovko after the battle at North Cape.
The result of the naval battle at North Cape, which occurred on December 26, 1943, was the sinking of the German battleship Scharnhorst by the ships of the English squadron.
The photo was taken on the flagship of Admiral Fraser’s HMS Duke of York battleship.
Source of Admiral Bruce Fraser and Vice Admiral A. Golovko photo information:
Location: Polar, USSR
Picture Time: December 1943