Posted on 07/29/2016 7:43:59 AM PDT by C19fan
Despite the vast scope of the Second World War, the navies of the United States and Nazi Germany fought few, if any, direct surface engagements. By the time of Americas entry into the war the Royal Navy had already sunk or neutralized the lions share of Hitlers Kriegsmarine, with only Hitlers U-boats remaining a substantial German threat.
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At 10,000yds in the North Sea: Bismark
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