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