In a narrow sense, the Admiral Hipper “won” the naval battle; it inflicted damage on the British convoy and escaped to fight ...

The German battleship Bismarck after its completion but before it received its camouflage paint. Photo12/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Early in World War II, Nazi Germany used its navy to ...

HMS Onslow and her convoy were on the brink of annihilation in the freezing black void of Arctic waters. Robert Sherbrooke’s small destroyer was ambushed by a massive German heavy cruiser, her opening ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: These ships were not too bad, but Berlin had limited resources. They weren’t as powerful as other warships and Nazi Germany didn’t build many of them. The Treaty of ...

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 ...

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 ...