This timeline covers
the naval war between the Western Allies and Axis navies between
the years 1939 and 1945.
"We did
not intend to fight enemy warships...but we took up the fight.
The crew have behaved magnificently. we shall win or die."
Admiral Lütjens
Commander of the Bismarck's Naval Squadron 25th May 1941
Admiral Bertram
Ramsay
Grand Admiral Erich
Raeder
British King George V Battleship
Contemporary with the Bismarck, the
King George the V class of battleship was unlike the
German vessel in that it was built in accordance with
the London Treaty displacement limit of 35,000 tons.
