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14th February 1939: German battleship Bismarck launched at the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg

14th February 2024
Tagged as: Battleship, Bismarck, Germany, Hitler, HMS Hood, Navy, Nazi Germany, Third Reich

Bismarck was the first of two of the largest battleships ever built by Germany. Ordered for Nazi Germany’s Kriegsmarine, the ship was a testament to Nazi Germany’s ambitions to build a powerful and modern navy.

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14th February 1939: German battleship Bismarck launched at the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg

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