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The German battleship Bismarck of ww2
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The German battleship Bismarck is one of the most famous warships of the Second World War. The lead ship of her class and named after the 19th century German chancellor Otto von Bismarck, Bismarck displaced more than 50,000 tons fully loaded and was the largest warship then commissioned. pride of the Royal Navy,Prime minister Winston Churchill issued the order to "Sink the Bismarck",
spurring a relentless pursuit by the Royal Navy. Two days later, with safer waters almost in reach, Fleet Air Arm aircraft torpedoed Bismarck and jammed her rudder, allowing heavy British units to catch up with her. In the ensuing battle on the morning of 27 May 1941, Bismarck took heavy punishment for nearly three hours before sinking .
spurring a relentless pursuit by the Royal Navy. Two days later, with safer waters almost in reach, Fleet Air Arm aircraft torpedoed Bismarck and jammed her rudder, allowing heavy British units to catch up with her. In the ensuing battle on the morning of 27 May 1941, Bismarck took heavy punishment for nearly three hours before sinking .
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| written by: sutra at 2008-04-24 19:08:35 | reply to this
When you read a lot of history, we begin to realize how "lucky" we were that Hitler was such a controlling madman. The German's had the weaponry to win the war, if the Generals and Admirals had their way. I hate he was a madman for all the precious lives lost and changed forever..for the end result (Germany losing war) I guess I'm glad he was such a control freak. Very hard to be happy for anything dealing with that except that it is over...for some of us.
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