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German Raiders on the Way to the North Atlantic
In the early hours of May 21, 1941, German battleship Bismarck and heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen slipped out of Grimstadfjord near Bergen, Norway, to begin Operation Rheinübung. Their mission was to break into the North Atlantic and attack Allied merchant shipping.
Maintaining strict radio silence and screened by low clouds, rain, and mist, the ships moved through the fjords and then north along the Norwegian coast. As they steered toward the Denmark Strait, they encountered worsening weather, fog, and drifting ice, which reduced visibility while they pressed on toward their fateful encounter with HMS Hood.Borg Cube
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