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As Bismarck leaves Grimstadfjord in Norway, she is escorted
by Messerschmitt Bf-110's of II/ZG 76 based at nearby Herdla.
The time is 19.45 hours on 21 May 1941 and the scene is one of
tranquility before the battle commences. During the next seven
days the Bismarck will take on the combined might of British
air and naval forces, sinking HMS Hood and finally coming to
rest in the waters of the North Atlantic with the loss of almost
2000 lives and only 115 survivors.
Signed by: Bf-110 pilot Hans-Joachim Jabs, Bismarck survivors
Hans Hellwig, Herbert Jahn, Fritz Mathes, Josef Statz, and Swordfish
pilots Sean Dixon-Child, and John Moffat. |
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