277: War at Sea '41 Pt. 15 - The End of the Bismarck
History of the Second World War

277: War at Sea '41 Pt. 15 - The End of the Bismarck

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 30, 202621 min

After days of pursuit, King George V and Rodney finally close with the crippled Bismarck in the stormy Atlantic. This episode follows the brutal final battle from the opening salvos through the destruction of Bismarck's guns and superstructure, the British battleships' point-blank bombardment, and Dorsetshire's torpedo attack as Germany's most powerful warship slips beneath the waves. Credit Logo Image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/state_library_south_australia/3331881750/in/album-72157623232407924 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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You're listening to an Airwave Media Podcast. Hello everyone and welcome to History of the Second World War, episode 277, War at C-41 Part 15, the end of the Bismarck. This week a big thank you goes out to all those who support the podcast by becoming

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members, members get access to ad-free versions of all of the podcast episodes, plus special member-only episodes released roughly once a month. Head on over to historyoftheskintworldwar.com slash members to find out more. After five days of pursuit and almost 1,800 miles of sailing, in the early hours of the

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morning on May 27, 1941, none of the officers and men aboard the three battleships that were closing together in the Atlantic were under any illusions about what was at stake in the upcoming action. It was almost certain that many men would die in the hours that followed, maybe numbering in the hundreds, maybe in the thousands. Ships would almost

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