The Bismark was comissioned 24 August 1940 Her one and only voyage began on 19 May 1941. On 24 May 1941 the Bismark was engaged by the Prince of Wales and HMS Hood. Hood was sunk in mere minutes taking all but three of her 1,419 men with her to the bottom.
The British had their back to the wall. The United States was not yet in the war, so England mobilized every possible fighting ship to find and sink the Bismark. The final battle commenced on 27 May. The Royal Navy had King George V, Rodney, Norfolk and Dorsetshire. Between these four ships, they fired more than 2,800 shells from their main guns scoring 400 hits. The Rodney also fired two torpedo's, one of which is believed to have hit. If so, this is the only know engagement in which a battleship torpedoed another battleship.
In 1941 the Nazi's had reached the pinnacle of their power. Shortly after the loss of the Bismark, Germany invaded Russia setting the stage for their eventual defeat. It would not be until 2009 that the Nazi's would again hold any semblance of power, this when George Soros' puppet Barry was elected pResident of the United States. Had the bumbling nincompoop been even half competent, this praticular breed of socialism would again be rearing it's ugly head in the form of HiLlARy.
Just as the fool Carter gave way to Reagan, this jug eared nitwit gave way to President Trump.
The search for an honest Democrat politician goes on
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