the British battleship HMS Rodney joined the relentless pursuit of the German battleship Bismarck, flagship of the Kriegsmarine. Alongside HMS King George V, Rodney opened fire, scoring early hits ...

Gustav Friedrich Adolph Quick, 89, the last surviving crew member of the German pocket battleship Graf Spee that was scuttled in the River Plate at the beginning of World War II, has passed away ...

After taking several hits the German battleship took refuge in Montevideo and Uruguayan authorities extended a 72 hours period for the necessary repairs. Since time was insufficient Captain ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government on Wednesday warned against Russian efforts to "instrumentalise" events marking the 80th anniversary of World War Two after the Russian ambassador to Berlin ...

Joining up at the start of the war, London-born Mr Barnes went on to serve for 23 years and said sinking a German U-boat was ... Almost 80 years since the end of WW2, Mr Barnes, who moved to ...

Outcome: Ten German destroyers and six merchant ships ... The new British force consisted of the battleship HMS Warspite and eight destroyers under the command of Vice Admiral William Whitworth.

Royal Marines veteran Alan Jukes, 101 shared his wartime memories of the worst day of his life - having to leave his fellow ...

Based on an actual incident in WWII, this tale follows the efforts of three naval officers to destroy the German battleship Tirpitz, which holds a seemingly impregnable position in a Norwegian fjord.

Sir John Mills & Donald Sinden head the cast in this gripping WWII drama. The British plan to destroy a deadly German battleship using midget submarines. Will they succeed?