Nazi Germany's two Bismarck-class battleships were the most imposing it built during World War II. ... German battleship Bismarck off of Kiel, Germany, September 1940.

Nazi Germany’s Battleship Bismarck vs. Japan’s Monster Yamato Class: Who Wins? August 11, ... Still, both German battleships remain shockingly resistant to the damage inflicted by the IJN.

Both battleships were heavily protected, with 12.5 inches of steel at the main belt, 8.7 inch armored bulkheads, and 14.1 inches of armor on the main gun turrets. The eight guns were installed in ...

On May 18, 1941, the German battleship Bismarck began its first ever combat mission. It was the most powerful ship in Europe at the time, and was said to be the "invincible" pride of Hitler's navy.

Notably, the German battleship Bismarck—named for famed German chancellor and military strategist Otto von Bismarck—was the ...

Launched in 1939, the Tirpitz was one of two Bismarck-class battleships built by the Nazi Kriegsmarine shortly before World War II began. Like many of the Nazis military projects, Bismarck-class ...

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay – Uruguay's government is asking political leaders what it should do with a Nazi bronze eagle recovered off its coast in 2006. The eagle was part of the German battleship ...

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, to be ...