Medals of World War Two airman who survived ‘suicidal dash’ over English Channel up for ...
The medals of a fearless Second World War airman who survived a “suicidal dash” over the English Channel have been put up for ...
National Interest on MSN2 个月
Last Battle of the Bismarck: How Britain’s Navy Took Down Germany’s Mightiest Battleship
What You Need to Know: In May 1941, the German battleship Bismarck proved formidable, sinking HMS Hood and damaging Prince of ...
BBC6 年
Remembering HMS Hood, the mighty warship launched in Clydebank
The ship was sunk in 1941 by the German battleship Bismarck, with the loss of all but three of the 1,418 crew. The laying of the keel for HMS Hood got under way at John Brown Shipyard in Clydebank ...
PBS7 年
The Ships
Bismarck, in contrast, was a much more modern ship. The 1919 Versailles Treaty severely restricted Germany's ability to re-arm after the First World War. These restrictions were not lifted until ...
National Interest on MSN2 个月
HMS Hood was the Battlecruiser That Was Destined to Fail
However, during World War II, the Hood tragically met its end in a battle with Germany’s Bismarck ... as opposed to a ...
Moviefone3 年
How The Bismarck Sank HMS Hood
The mighty Hood was the pride of the British Navy for more than 20 years revered around the world as the largest and most powerful warship afloat But when it was sunk by the German battleship ...
BBC5 年
X-Men: Tributes to last survivor of midget submarine raid
The last survivor of the midget submarine raid against the German battleship Tirpitz has died ... The Tirpitz, a sister of Bismarck, was badly damaged and was later sunk by RAF bombers.