Photo #: NH 69728
Battle of the Denmark Strait, 24 May 1941
German battleship Bismarck engaging HMS Hood and
HMS Prince of Wales. Shells from the latter are falling
short of the Bismarck, which had been hit previously and
is slightly down by the bow.
Photographed from the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen.
Copied from the report of officers of Prinz Eugen, with
identification by her Gunnery Officer, Paul S. Schmalenbach,
1970.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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