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Named after the former german chancellor, the battleship bismarck was commissioned on 24 august 1940. Completed in 1941, the 45000ton german battleship sank hms hood, the pride of the british navy, during one of the most. German battleship bismarck in world war ii thoughtco. Bismarck had a very short combat history she fell victim to the royal navy warships and aircraft shortly after her. Hitlers bismarck was the most advanced battleship ever. The battleship bismarck is the finest documentation of this famous ship ever published. Visiting bismarck, explorers revise its story david irving. Bismarck was the first of two bismarck class battleship built for nazi germanys kriegsmarine. In may 1941 the battleship, which was commanded by admiral.
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