12/14/2023 0 Comments World of warship operation![]() ![]() They had just completed a successful campaign of two months in the North Atlantic under the command of the Fleet Chief, Admiral Günther Lütjens, in which they sank or captured 22 ships with a total tonnage of 116,000 tons. ![]() The latter two battleships were in Brest, in occupied France, since 22 March. The idea was to send a powerful battle group comprised of the battleships Bismarck, Tirpitz, Scharnhorst and Gneisenau into the Atlantic to attack Allied merchant shipping. The Bismarck moored to Seebahnhof pier in Gotenhafen in May 1941, shortly before Operation Rheinübung.įollowing the success achieved by the surface ships in the Atlantic during the winter of 1940-1941, the German Naval High Command decided to launch a much more ambitious operation. Home Intro Technical History Crew Models Gallery Kriegsmarine Archives More Forum Español
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