The documentary release The War File: Great German Battleships of World War II culls from material including vintage archival footage, interviews with former Nazi officers, and file photographs to ...

It was the greatest gathering of warships the world had ever witnessed. Nine German battleships, five battlecruisers, seven light cruisers and 49 destroyers - the most modern ships of the German ...

What You Need to Know: In May 1941, the German battleship Bismarck proved formidable, sinking HMS Hood and damaging Prince of ...

The event remains one of the few instances where battleships single-handedly defeated an aircraft carrier in World War II, leading to significant controversy and historical debate. How German ...

The man-sized, 350 kilos bronze eagle holding the Nazi emblem in its claws, rescued from the remains of the German battleship scuttled in the River Plate will be turned into a dove of peace ...

Further, repeated hits were observed on three other German battleships that were engaged. Finally, a German submarine was rammed and sunk. Copenhagen, Friday: The Captain of the Danish steamer ...

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 ...

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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 ...