Launched on 14 February 1939, the German flagship and pride of the Kriegsmarine, Bismarck was launched. In the darkness of the early morning of the 19 May 1941, Bismarck slipped out of harbour on the ...

In WWII, no warship gave the potent British Royal Navy headaches like the German Kriegsmarine battleship, Bismarck, did. It was the pride of Hitler’s (relatively small) fleet. This boat skipped ...

The Scharnhorst was far from the most heavily armed battleship deployed by the Kriegsmarine—but she arguably was its most... Key point: London’s excellent use of radar gave them a decisive ...