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Originally Posted by _Richard_
nor were they able to attack the biggest battleship the nazis had..
but hey, it's just speculation on an adult board. im sure the captain disobeyed direct orders.. that's how people become captain.
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As I've mentioned twice in this thread,
some historians believe this event changed the direction of the war, as far as I know, those historians don't post here.
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At 05:45, German lookouts spotted smoke on the horizon; this turned out to be from Hood and Prince of Wales, under the command of Vice Admiral Lancelot Holland. Lütjens ordered his ships' crews to battle stations. By 05:52, the range had fallen to 26,000 m (28,000 yd) and Hood opened fire, followed by Prince of Wales a minute later.[53] Hood engaged Prinz Eugen, which the British thought to be Bismarck, while Prince of Wales fired on Bismarck.[d] Adalbert Schneider, the first gunnery officer aboard Bismarck, twice requested permission to return fire, but Lütjens hesitated.[55] Lindemann intervened, muttering "I will not let my ship be shot out from under my ass."[56]
He demanded permission to fire from Lütjens, who relented and at 05:55 ordered his ships to engage the British.
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