The explosion on the German “Sassnitz” tanker of the Nazi Kriegsmarine. The Sassnitz tanker with the cargo of fuel was sunk on March 26, 1945 by the planes of the 51st mine-torpedo air regiment and the 11th assault division of the Air Force of the Baltic Fleet.
Sassnitz tanker picture taken from the IL-2 aircraft from the 11th Assault Aviation Division.
Source of Sassnitz tanker photo information:
- M. Morozov “Torpedo bombs of the Great Patriotic War”, M., 2011
Location: Kharkov, Ukraine, USSR
Date: March 26, 1945