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According to one report (detailed at the Auschwitz I exhibition, Oświęcim, Poland), Pławski transmitted the message "I am a Pole" before commencing fire on Bismarck; other sources say the signal to commence fire was "Trzy salwy na cześć Polski" ("Three salvoes in honour of Poland").
May 26, 2022 · According to one report (detailed at the Auschwitz I exhibition, Oświęcim, Poland), Pławski transmitted the message “I am a Pole” before commencing fire on Bismarck; other sources say the signal to commence fire was “Trzy salwy na cześć Polski” (“Three salvoes in honor of Poland”).
says Piorun before firing her 5 inch guns to Bismarck. Archived post. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. During pursuit for Bismarck by bunch of Royal Navy and Polish fleet, Polish destroyer ORP Piorun went 1vs1 against Bismarck.
- Hitler foresaw Bismarck’s weak spot. When Hitler visited Bismarck he had upset his admirals by pointing out that this vast powerful ship would be vulnerable to aircraft carrying torpedoes.
- The Battle of Demark Strait was very short. The Battle of Denmark Strait between Bismarck and the British ships HMS Hood and HMS Prince of Wales was one of history’s shorter battles between capital ships.
- The battle …to be ready on time. The British battleship HMS Prince of Wales that clashed with Bismarck alongside HMS Hood was so new there were still lots of civilian contractors aboard trying to finish her off and get her main armament working smoothly.
- HMS Hood’s final salute. As Hood was sinking her bow section stuck straight up vertically in the air. Witnesses were astonished to see one of her great guns fire a last shot, straight up into the air.
An often overlooked event during the Hunt of the Bismarck but worth telling just for the sheer amount of madladness. Made even better by them getting away with both engaging Bismarck for over an hour and disrespecting orders from British command.
According to one report (detailed at the Auschwitz I exhibition, Oświęcim, Poland), Pławski transmitted the message "I am a Pole" before commencing fire on the Bismarck. This manoeuvre and the subsequent withdrawal caused Piorun to lose contact with the Bismarck.
Sink the Bismarck! is a 1960 black-and-white CinemaScope British war film based on the 1959 book The Last Nine Days of the Bismarck by C. S. Forester. It stars Kenneth More and Dana Wynter and was directed by Lewis Gilbert.
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