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.

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 greatest warship ever built by Germany in the Second World War.

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 ...

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 scars of World War II are still visible today. A new study out looks at how Nazis warped Norwegian trees with poisonous gas to mask one of the largest battleships built for the conflict ...

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 ...

Uruguay's government must sell a huge, bronze Nazi eagle, and gun ranging telemeter, salvaged from a sunken World War II era Nazi Germany warship, a court ruled on Friday. The nearly 350 kilo ...

As entrenched Nazi forces mounted attacks, three U.S. battleships -- the USS Texas, the USS Nevada and the USS Arkansas -- pounded German coastal defenses with their 16-inch guns.