The German battleship Bismarck after its completion but before it received its camouflage paint. Photo12/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Early in World War II, Nazi Germany used its navy to ...

An archive of 22 Royal Nay telegram messages describing the sinking of the German battleship Bismarck is up for auction in the U.K. The Bismarck has been described as the largest and most powerful ...

The German squadron has a three-knot speed advantage, which it uses to try to pull away from the Japanese and avoid the engagement. However, the Japanese have a clear geographic advantage; the ...

Nazi Germany's two Bismarck-class battleships were the most imposing it built during World War II. The threat they posed to convoys and warships made them a special target for the Allies. British ...

On this date in history: In 1703, Czar Peter the Great founded St. Petersburg as the new capital of Russia. In 1930, Richard Gurley Drew received a patent for his adhesive tape, which was later ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: The Yamato was, with its sister ship Musashi, the largest ship in history – and more agile and heavily armed than the Bismarck. The German warship wouldn’t stand a ...

In May 1941, the German Kriegsmarine launched Operation Rheinübung, a breakout into the Atlantic. The newly commissioned ...

Had London simply taken a step back and realized the Germans were disinterested in deploying the Tirpitz from its Norwegian redoubt, they probably could have avoided many mistakes. A marvel of German ...

SEATTLE -- Now that the mania over the Titanic has died down, the next great sunken ship to capture the popular imagination may be the German battleship Bismarck. The subject of a popular song and a ...

Today is Thursday, May 27, the 147th day of 2021. There are 218 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 27, 1941, the British Royal Navy sank the German battleship Bismarck off ...

Nazi Germany's two Bismarck-class battleships were the most imposing it built during World War II. The threat they posed to convoys and warships made them a special target for the Allies. British ...