what was the battle of the bismarck
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- Bismarck's final battle has just begun and the first British shells fall near the German battleship on the morning of 27 May 1941. Finally, at 0902, the Bismarck was hit by several shells that struck the forecastle, foremast and disabled the foretop rangefinder.
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Battle of Kursk The Battle of Kursk was the largest tank battle to take place in World War II. The two main forces were the Soviet Union and Germany. The battle began on July 4, 1943 and it ended on August 23, 1943. The German codename for this battle was Operation Citadel and along with this battle being one of the biggest tank battles, the Battle of Kursk was also very costly to aerial forces as well.
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Toulouse The Battle of Toulouse (1814) was one of the final battles of the Napoleonic Wars, four days after Napoleon's surrender of the French Empire to the nations of the Sixth Coalition.
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- Battle of Verdun. The Battle of Verdun (Bataille de Verdun, IPA: [bataj də vɛʁdœ̃], Schlacht um Verdun, IPA: [ʃlaxt ˀʊm ˈvɛɐdœŋ]), fought from 21 February to 18 December 1916, was the largest and longest battle of the First World War on the Western Front between the German and French armies.
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Bismarck sunk by Royal Navy This Day in History: 05/27/1941 - Bismarck Sunk. In This Day in History video clip: On May 27, 1941, the British navy sinks the German battleship Bismarck in the North Atlantic near France. The German death toll was more than 2,000. On February 14, 1939, the 823-foot Bismarck was launched at Hamburg.
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Battle of the Bulge Facts The battle was a surprise offensive by the Germans and is also known as the Von Rundstedt Offensive or the Ardennes Offensive. It took place in the thick, wooded area of the Ardennes Forest region stretching from southern Belgium, Luxembourg, and into Germany.
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How did the Bismarck really sink? Sink the Bismarck! became the battle cry. After being pursued by a fleet of British ships and aircraft, and constant pounding by shells and torpedoes, the Bismarck went down in 3 miles of water, 600 miles off the coast of France, on May 27, 1941. It was the eighth day of the warship's first mission.
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Kendrick Lamar's *Lucy* symbol explication Kendrick Lamar's *Lucy* symbol explication. There is still a bit of confusion I have seen around about what Lucy is. It took me quite a while to fully understand it so I’ll play along and explain it a bit. First and foremost Lucy represents all of the evil desires and wishes that Kendrick has.
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- Battles-The Battle of Verdun, 1916. The German siege of Verdun and its ring of forts, which comprised the longest battle of the First World War, has its roots in a letter sent by the German Chief of Staff, Erich von Falkenhayn, to the Kaiser, Wilhelm II, on Christmas Day 1915.
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The Battle of the Bulge The Battle of the Bulge. The Battle of the Bulge, fought over the winter months of 1944 – 1945, was the last major Nazi offensive against the Allies in World War Two. The battle was a last ditch attempt by Hitler to split the Allies in two in their drive towards Germany and destroy their ability to supply themselves. The Battle of the Bulge started on December 16th 1944. Hitler had convinced himself that the alliance between Britain, France and America in the western sector of Europe was not strong and that a major attack and defeat would break up the alliance.
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The Major Alliances of World War I Bismarck knew an alliance with France wasn’t possible because of lingering hatred and anger over the German control of Alsace-Lorraine, and knew that Britain was engaged in a foreign policy known as “splendid isolation”, which kept the nation out of the continent. Bismarck thus turned to Austria-Hungary and Russia.In 1873 the first new alliance was created: the Three Emperors League, which pledged mutual wartime support between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Russia. However, Russia withdrew in 1878, and Germany and Austria-Hungary formed the Dual Alliance in 1879.ismarck knew an alliance with France wasn’t possible because of lingering hatred and anger over the German control of Alsace-Lorraine, and knew that Britain was engaged in a foreign policy known as “splendid isolation”, which kept the nation out of the continent. Bismarck thus turned to Austria-Hungary and Russia.
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- It was the 1880's, when Kaiser Wilhelm II and Bismarck, the Iron Chancellor, presided over the Second Reich, a united Germany of which Prussian military might was the foundation, where every young man was expected to serve in the army.
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- Bismarck’s gambit paid off. France declared war on Prussia in July of 1870. The south German states pledged allegiance to Prussia and no other powers came to the assistance of France. The superior organization and Krupp artillery pieces of the Prussian and German armies made short work of the French forces.
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- Updated 07-May-2014. This article examines the role that H.M.S. Hood played in the British pursuit of the German battleship Bismarck in May 1941. It is not an in-depth review of the entire operation to sink Bismarck, but is primarily focused on Hood’s involvement.
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Last battle of the battleship Bismarck Bismarck ‍ '​s second sea battle was made unavoidable by the decisions of the Fleet Commander (Guenther Günther), luetjens lütjens taken well before the Encounter with Hood and Prince. of wales
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Battle of Jutland: Map, ships, who won and where is Scapa flow? One hundred years ago today was the largest and most expensive naval battles of the First World War – the Battle of Jutland. While tactically the naval fight was a failure as more British ships and people were lost, strategically it was a success due to the damage to the German fleet.
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Thread: Alternate history - What if? Roman Empire and Battle of the Teutoburg Forest Roman Empire and Battle of the Teutoburg Forest. Brief description of the battle: The Battle of the Teutonburg Forest took place in the year 9 A.D. when an alliance of Germanic tribes led by Arminius, the son of Segimer of the Cherusci, ambushed and destroyed three Roman legions led by Publius Quinctilius Varus. 1.
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The Sinking of HMS Hood â a summary The Sinking of HMS Hood – a summary. On 24 May 1941 two mighty ships engaged in battle – the respective pride of the German and British navies: the Bismarck and HMS Hood. It started six days before when, on the evening of Sunday 18 May 1941, the Bismarck, accompanied by the Prinz Eugene, set sail from the Polish port of Gdynia.
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History of Europe Russia and Austria-Hungary had conflicting interests in that area, and if war broke out, Germany would be sure to become entangled. Bismarck s first step to preserve the delicate balance in Europe was the. of 1873. Under its terms, Austria-Hungary, Russia, and Germany all allied together against radical movements.. Later, in the Berlin Congress of 1878, Bismarck obtained the right for Austria to occupy and administer Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Bismarck Doughnuts Bismarck Doughnuts. Mardi Gras or carnival is starting soon in Germany and one thing, above dressing up, is necessary to celebrate: bismarcks, or as we say in German “Berliner” or “Pfannenkuchen”. There are several terms for the same thing: a doughnut filled with jam.
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Unification of Germany Historians have long debated Bismarck's role in the events leading up to the war. The traditional view, promulgated in large part by late 19th and early 20th century pro-Prussian historians, maintains that Bismarck's intent was always German unification.
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- A+E Networks. On May 27, 1941, the British navy sinks the German battleship Bismarck in the North Atlantic near France. The German death toll was more than 2,000.
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Bismarck sunk by Royal Navy In This Day in History video clip: On May 27, 1941, the British navy sinks the German battleship Bismarck in the North Atlantic near France. The German death toll was more than 2,000.
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Battle of Tannenberg Vivat ribbon commemorating Battle of Tannenberg. Shows Wilhelm II and  Hindenburg the winner of Tannenberg. The Battle of Tannenberg was an engagement between the Russian and the German Empires in the first days of World War I. It was fought by the Russian Second Army against the German Eighth Army between 26 August and 30 August 1914. The battle resulted in the almost complete destruction of the Russian Second Army. A series of follow-up battles destroyed the majority of the First Army as well, and kept the Russians off-balance until the spring of 1915.
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Establishing Cause and Effect An experiment with no established cause and effect, on the other hand, will be practically useless and a waste of resources. How to Establish Cause and Effect. The first thing to remember with causality, especially in the non-physical sciences, is that it is impossible to establish complete causality.
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Bismarck's Blood and Iron Speech 150 Years Later The series of wars did not happen by accident. They were part of Bismarck's calculated plan of power politics, aggression, and annexation. The realpolitik Bismarck defined in his famous “Blood and Iron” nine years earlier had given birth to the German Empire.