On this day May 27th 1941 - the sinking of the battleship German "Bismarck"
Bismarck was a battleship built by the German army and first launched in 1936. It is named after the former German chancellor, Otto Von Bismarck. She was one of the largest battleships owned by the German army. The ship was heavily hit in an attack on May 26th by torpedo bombers when it was on its way to occupied France after the Battle of the Denmark Strait. The ship was further destroyed in an bombardment by the British fleet. The ships port rudder got stuck and the ship was unable to steer. Eventually the ship was sunk by the British fleet, and over 2000 Germans died with it. Only 114 people were rescued. The ship wreck was found in 1989 at a depth of 4791 meters.
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| Source: Bundesarchive |
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| Illustration by Ken Marschall |
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