Zam Zam (Ship)
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ZamZam was a ship of neutral Egyptian registry which was shelled and sunk by a German warship in the south Atlantic Ocean April 17, 1941. The ship was carrying, besides the crew, about 200 passengers, mainly American missionaries. Only one person died as an immediate result of the shelling. The passengers and crew were carried tro German-occupied France, where citzens of neutral countries were released and citizens of belligent countries were put in internment camps.
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Conversion
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Women in missionary work
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
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Biarritz (France)
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