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by Robert J. Winklareth
Fri Feb 18, 2005 1:12 am
Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
Topic: Summation of Battle Phase Two
Replies: 27
Views: 12406

Hi all, I was rather disappointed with Antonio's response to my presentation of the evidence that supports my concept of the battle. I did not expect or desire a further discussion of the issues, but rather, I had hoped that Antonio would provide some evidence to justify his theory as I have done to...
by Robert J. Winklareth
Wed Feb 16, 2005 7:45 pm
Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
Topic: "Official" Version of Battle?
Replies: 104
Views: 47367

"Official" Version of Battle?

Hi all, On !4 February, Antonio Bonomi posted the following statements on the Bismarck-class web site: "As several knowledgeable guys have already clearly understood and agreed with me last year there is only one valid scenario for the battle and it is the one that I have re-constructed on 2003...
by Robert J. Winklareth
Tue Feb 15, 2005 7:56 pm
Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
Topic: Summation of Battle Phase Two
Replies: 27
Views: 12406

Hi Ian, First a personal note. I see that you are from Rotherham. During World War II, I was stationed at Delamere Park Camp for a few weeks after disembarking from the Mauritania at Liverpool. I was able to get a pass to the pleasant little town of Northwich before shipping out to Southampton for a...
by Robert J. Winklareth
Mon Feb 14, 2005 8:23 pm
Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
Topic: Summation of Battle Phase Two
Replies: 27
Views: 12406

Hi George, I readily accept the fact that the Prinz Eugen did turn to starboard at about 0603, based on both the Prinz Eugen War Diary and the Prinz Eugen Battle Sketch. I find no evidence, however, that supports the notion that the Bismarck made a turn to starboard one minute earlier at 0602, espec...
by Robert J. Winklareth
Fri Feb 11, 2005 8:26 pm
Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
Topic: Summation Battle Phase One
Replies: 19
Views: 8776

Hi iankw, No, I don't mind the familiarity, but I wish that I could reciprocate. It appears that your first name could be "Ian" and that the last "kw" refers to your middle and last name initials. I don't ask that you blindly accept my concept of the battle, only that you have an...
by Robert J. Winklareth
Thu Feb 10, 2005 8:52 pm
Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
Topic: Re: "If 15" shell had exploded in POW Bridge"
Replies: 32
Views: 12924

Hi Patrick, I'm a bit late, but I would like to present my views on this topic anyway. I have always maintained that the hit on the compass platform was the primary reason for the Prince of Wales to turn away from the Bismarck and withdraw from the scene. The other hits, while significant, did not a...
by Robert J. Winklareth
Thu Feb 10, 2005 3:20 am
Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
Topic: Summation of Battle Phase Two
Replies: 27
Views: 12406

Hi George, How can anyone devine from the Baron's text and other sources that the Bismarck did turn away from the Prince of Wales at the heigth of the battle when everything was going in favor of the Germans and the Prince of Wales herself was calling it quits? It seems to me that this would have to...
by Robert J. Winklareth
Thu Feb 10, 2005 2:51 am
Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
Topic: British Poem: "The Sinking of the Bismarck"
Replies: 6
Views: 7516

Hi Jose, I accept your explanation, but I am still uncomfortable about the posting. Yes, I did see combat in France during World War II. I joined the 79th Infantry Division as an infantry replacement in October 1944 and I participated in the U.S. Seventh Army offensive through Alsace to the Rhine Ri...
by Robert J. Winklareth
Wed Feb 09, 2005 2:45 am
Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
Topic: British Poem: "The Sinking of the Bismarck"
Replies: 6
Views: 7516

Hi Jose, I'm a combat infantry veteran of World War II, and I fought the Germans on the battlefields of France in 1944, so I can fully understand and appreciate the feeling expressed in the poem. Times have changed, and after a few short years, the Germans became our allies in the Cold War against S...
by Robert J. Winklareth
Wed Feb 09, 2005 2:10 am
Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
Topic: Summation of Battle Phase Two
Replies: 27
Views: 12406

Summation of Battle Phase Two

Hi all, This is the second part of my summation of the Battle of the Denmark Strait, and it deals with the actions involving primarily the engagement between Bismarck and Prince of Wales and the subsequent withdrawal of the opposing forces from the scene of battle. The evidence presented herein is b...
by Robert J. Winklareth
Wed Feb 09, 2005 1:52 am
Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
Topic: Summation Battle Phase One
Replies: 19
Views: 8776

Summation Battle Phase One

Hi all, The discussions on the Battle of the Denmark Strait have gone on for some time now, and I am herewith providing a summary of the facts from my point of view. I believe that the evidence already at hand is more than sufficient to reach intelligent, logical and reasonable conclusions regarding...