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On May 18, 1941, the German battleship Bismarck began its first ever combat mission. It was the most powerful ship in Europe at the time, and was said to be the "invincible" pride of Hitler's navy.
What You Need to Know: In May 1941, the German battleship Bismarck proved formidable, sinking HMS Hood and damaging Prince of Wales while evading pursuit across the North Atlantic. -Yet, a ...
The Bismarck received damage in the battle also; a hit forward was causing her to be down by the bow, and another hit below the torpedo belt caused some flooding and a shutdown of the port side ...
The Bismarck, Nazi Germany’s most feared battleship, may have been scuttled by her own crew to avoid capture rather than sunk by British torpedoes, as film and song have portrayed.Undersea ...
For three days last weekend, the brand new 35,000-ton German battleship Bismarck was mistress of the seas. Against seemingly heavy odds, she had blown to bits Britain's largest warship, the ...