While U-Boats were a cause of concern for Allied forces crossing the waters of the Atlantic, by far the most famous ship in the Kriegsmarine was the Battleship Bismarck. So famous was it ...

The two ships were the largest and most powerful warships Germany had ever built and represented the pride of the Kriegsmarine. They were also the German surface fleet's biggest threat to Allied ...

Designed to support the Kriegsmarine, it could have posed a significant threat to the Royal Navy by disrupting British commerce and complicating anti-submarine campaigns. -However, Germany's lack ...