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Hitler's Last Desperate Naval Move That Ended in Complete Disaster

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 ...
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The hunt for Germany's largest warship proved that U-boats were the Nazis' best weapon

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 ...
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BMW R 18 Heavy Duty Is the Radical German Cruiser That Rocked Daytona

German bike maker BMW made a glorious comeback to the cruiser segment back in 2020, when it unleashed upon its competitors, but mainly Harley-Davidson, the mighty R 18. The bike may not be yet a force ...
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Germany’s World War II Scharnhorst-Class Pocket Battleships Were a Failure

Summary: The Treaty of Versailles imposed severe restrictions on the German navy, leading to the innovative design of pocket battleships to circumvent these limitations. These ships, though effective ...
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The Naval Battle That Stopped Hitler from Building a Massive Battleship Fleet

At first glance, the Battle of the Barents Sea seems insignificant, a minor World War II naval battle in which a couple of destroyers were sunk. Yet the New Year’s Eve skirmish in frozen Arctic waters ...
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The hunt for Germany's largest warship proved that U-boats were the Nazis' best weapon

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 ...