The sinking of the German cruiser 'Blücher' in the North Sea malcolm lipkin View from Fleet Street across

View from Fleet Street across Ludgate Circus

King William of the newly unified Germany gives an instruction that the dogs should now be called off

24th July 1939

Lord Clarence Paget published his Navy Estimates which showed the funds required being some £12m

the red-bellied woodpecker

The sinking of the German cruiser 'Blücher' in the North Sea malcolm lipkin View from Fleet Street acrossThe sinking of the German cruiser 'Blcher' in the North Sea, World War I, January 24, 1915. The SMS 'Blcher' was sunk by the Royal Navy during the Battle of Dogger Bank. She sustained over 70 hits from British shells before rolling over and sinking, continuing to return fire until the end. Only 237 of her crew of 792 were rescued.