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Before joining the armed forces, men had to serve in the Arbeitsdienst (Labour Service) for a period of six months. Service in the Arbeitsdienst was made compulsory nationwide in 1935. According to Bismarck survivor Bruno Rzonca , born in May 1918: "In 1938, I joined the Arbeitsdienst, the Labo...

No problem _Derfflinger_ , and if you guys want to submit quizzes like this, feel free to do so as well. I am tired of knowing the answers all the time.

You hit the nail on the head Foeth!
It is indeed the Prince of Wales at Birkenhead on 3 May 1939.

Identify this ship, where, and when. Click on the photo to enlarge.

I'd be interested in the DVDs too...but I doubt their format would play on DVD players here in the US. If the DVDs are encoded as Region 2, they won't play on a US Region 1 DVD player and you will need a region free DVD player. Check the instruction manual of your DVD player and see if it can play ...

They are both excellent documentaries, but unfortunately with no English subtitles. However, if you know some German and are familiar with the history of the ship, it wouldn't be difficult to follow since the narrator talks very slowly. These documentaries were released in the year 2000 in VHS forma...

This book has not yet been published, but I was wondering, has anyone pre-ordered a copy already? http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0851779824.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg The Battleship Bismarck. Anatomy of the Ship. By Jack Brower The book is already in Amazon. amazon.com amazon.ca amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazo...

Javier L. wrote:In the Denmark Strait on 24 May... the Bismarck was using all her 4 turrets=8 guns against only 6 guns of POWales

Correct, and after POW first salvo only 5, since "A" turret's no. 1 gun broke down temporarily and could not fire anymore for the duration of the battle.

I wrote this a couple of years ago (see http://www.kbismarck.com/hypothetical.html ) Operation Rheinübung: Hypothetical Scenarios Many readers enjoy thinking of questions such as: What would have happened if Bismarck had arrived in Brest? or would having the Tirpitz along have changed anything? I to...

…talking about von Puttkamer, did you know that he was the commander of destroyer Z10 Hans Lody from September 1938 to August 1939?

Bob, if you are not happy with the "characterization" of your concept of the battle as the "Reversed Photo Theory" then please suggest something else. What about something as simple as "Winklareth battle concept"? Just let me know, it is not a big deal. What I think it ...

From now on, all discussions regarding reversed battle photographs taken during the battle of the Denmark Strait should be posted here.

DO NOT START NEW THREADS ON THIS SUBJECT.

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Its been a month since the last post so obviously no one has the answer. José could you shed the light on this one? I can't. Actually, I was expecting you guys could help me identify the men in the photo. We couldn't identify them all but I think we didn't do that bad. So far things look like this:...

Permit me to interrupt you guys, but I think this thread is developing in the wrong direction, and has now little to do with Baden firing trials or British 15-inch shells. Perhaps you want to start a new thread on "Yaw Effects".