German minesweeper from the 5th Minesweeper Flotilla of the Kriegsmarine of the Minesweeper Group “Ost”, moored to the pier in the port of the Nazi-occupied city of Riga, Latvia, Soviet Russia. Eastern Front, World War II.
On the left is a German minesweeper from a mine finder of type 1939 (Mod) “M-251”, on the right there is a minesweeper from a mine finder of type 1939 (Mod) “M-202”.
The German minesweeper photo source: tsushima.su.
Source of information about the photo: seav.ru
Location: Riga, Latvia, USSR
Photo date: September 20, 1941