KMS Bismarck was Germany’s first large battleship constructed after World War I. The first pieces of the ship were laid down on July 1, 1936, three years before the start of World War II.

While German U-Boats are the most deadly component of the Third Reich's naval arsenal, it had a sizeable fleet of battleships as well. The United States even used a surrendered German battleship ...

The German battleship Bismarck was the the pride of the Kriegsmarine, Nazi Germany’s naval service.Construction began in 1936, and the ship was commissioned in April 1940. It and its sister ship ...

3 Key Points: The Bismarck, Germany’s pride and the largest battleship built in Europe, was launched in 1939 and commissioned in 1940, only to meet a tragic end within eight months of service.

Early in World War II, Nazi Germany used its navy to isolate Britain from resupply by sea. Germany capital ships, like the battleship Bismarck, were an important part of that strategy. But it was ...

A photograph of the Bismarck taken from the Prinz Eugen in Norwegian waters on May 21, 1941. The dazzle camouflage stripes had not yet been painted out, nor had the false bow waves.