Hunting the Bismarck - A Chance to Strike - Extra History - Part 3

[@extrahistory]

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[@JDRLawrence]

Extra Credits i want mooooore

[@invalidusername6809]

Extra Credits outdated biplanes vs most advanced battleship of its time

[@invalidusername6809]

Dubsy 102 they were accomplished but still outdated

[@invalidusername6809]

Dubsy 102 all carrier aviation and the time was outdated.

[@recklessroges]

I love Extra History and thank you for covering this topic. It makes me cry remembering this battle. Such dark and serious times. I hope nothing like it happens again.

[@warlock984]

So they found the Bismarck due to some worried father asking about the fate of his son? That seems kinda sad when I think about it.

[@aoli8142]

Yeah, I dunno how the woman would feel so indifferent about it.

[@elgatto3133]

They probably didn't know the Enigma machine had been cracked.

[@ilickyourtoesatnight9535]

Tiger the Lion more like the fool talks while the wise man listens but I guess that was better for that scenario

[@Insertnamehere188]

The Kriegsmarine was notorious for not going along with a lot of Hitler's shit dude. They might be the one branch where it's not somewhat justified to generalize them as nazis.

[@Camden-bn7eh]

Trevor Simmons very sad indeed. I bet his son sadly died on the Bismarck

[@KChow-nb1pz]

"is my son, on the Bismarck, alright?" now that you've asked, absolutely not.

[@wacky_duck1095]

Man Britain does not care about the bismarck's crews parents feelings

[@sergejnikolic4377]

@@wacky_duck1095 i think nobody becose so many people died and even more people will die

[@wacky_duck1095]

@@sergejnikolic4377 r/youngpeopleyoutube

[@sergejnikolic4377]

@@wacky_duck1095 ok

[@seamy8959]

@@wacky_duck1095 It's war, of course nations don't care about their soldiers parents feelings, you think germany cared about the millions of soviets they killed?

[@spindash64]

8:25 could you imagine what that father would be feeling if he knew it was his message that sunk the Bismarck?

[@Handles-Suck-YouTube]

spindash64 I was thinking the same thing. It's a tragedy that the British ships were forced to cease the resque attempt of the sailors in the water due to someone claiming to have spotted a u-boat. To be clear I don't blame the British at all, but I would have tried to have a few lifeboats tossed in for the Germans to fetch as atleast something.

[@sceerane8662]

That is probably extremely unlikely because of the british propaganda and the german atrocities.

[@sosig6445]

That German women working for britain: -Oh a worring father ask if his son survived on the German battleship, As a fellow German I shall make his mightmares come true! Seriusly. I Mean I understand that they fled Germany becouse of Nazis but straight up joining and working for the fucking enemy against your fatherland is BEYOND shame... Just wait out the fuckin war instead of you know cousing your fellow german conscripts (who where not nazis just normal guys) death and misfortune.

[@spindash64]

#SODA# Sapis This isn't a fight about nationality anymore. Sticking your head in the sand won't stop the Nazis from pillaging everything. If you had the courage to flee the Nazis, you need to have the courage to stop them, not in spite of your family in Germany, but FOR their sake

[@SoulRaiderRebel]

#SODA# Sapis To clear things up that woman isn't German. She is Jane Fawcatt. A British woman who learned German in Switzerland. You can read about her here. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Fawcett

[@bmckelvy5717]

It's weird to think that crucial military secrets can be given away by the style of someone's typing.... great episode!

[@Ashebrethafe]

They actually had a word for it -- if you see references to a telegraph operator's fist, it means the rhythm of their taps -- but I think this is the first time I've heard of it being used to determine the operator's location.

[@newsystembad]

Or a guy asking if his son is okay.

[@copperhamster]

It's a combination of two things: The radio and the operator. For example with the Titanic, her radio set's tone was instantly recognizable to anyone who had been listening to her and she hadn't even finished her maiden voyage. I can often tell by ear when listening to CW (morse) if I'm listening to a newer, all solid state radio or if it is using tubes for finals. Pre-WW2 equipment was often distinct enough even within the same model that you could hear the quirks. On top of that, when sent with a straight key (all ships used straight keys, because the alternatives were affected by motion) the way an operator tapped out an individual letter or string of them his personal habits of sending could make him identifiable. It's like identifying different instrument players by how they are playing an instrument, even if they're playing the same music.

[@killdavies709787]

Loose Lips sink ships

[@MothMizzle]

A radio operator's "fist" is as unique as their handwriting. It's like a teacher who knows which student forgot to sign their name by their chicken-scratch.

[@sapphiresteelshield7923]

why let something as trivial as "they're on your side", get in the way of a good bombing run?

[@luckycat8392]

.......well uh...

[@sjonnieplayfull5859]

Or a nice torpedo run 😁

[@thealpaca18]

Good one

[@unprankable666]

Lol

[@PrivateMcPrivate]

Yeah no boom no fun :(

[@pikamario99]

"They have just been briefed that the Bismarck is the only ship in the sector" That's some blatant foreshadowing if ever I heard it

[@lare290]

So... why wasn't the other ship informed that she should stay away?

[@Winters004]

PerunaVallankumous Because they didn't have convenient things like GPS that could keep track of your position in real time and radio communication in that era was still not very reliable compared to what we have today.

[@dernwine]

Because nobody ordering the strike thought HMS Sheffield could be near. Those in charge of the strike didn't know Sheffield could be in the strike zone, and nobody on Sheffield knew about the strike. Plus they where keeping radio transmission to avoid Bismarck getting an idea of where the British ships are.

[@lare290]

Ah, that explains it.

[@paulclarke1207]

To be fair, how could the Admiralty have anticipated that a 1980s Type 42 destroyer, HMS Sheffield as depicted in the video, would have somehow time warped back into 1941?

[@Jin-qx9pt]

Having two instances of near-friendly fire in a mission this important really makes you appreciate IFF systems.

[@GiordanDiodato]

wasn't exactly friendly fire with the US ship as we were still neutral in May of 1941

[@arsarma1808]

Giordan Diodato it’s de facto friendly fire. America is neutral in the eyes of its population and in name only.

[@peka2478]

also makes me grief less about my team-killing counter-strike team...

[@Gameknight2169]

I love how the swordfish is just "This one is perfect because it's so immeasurably garbage."

[@NerrawGnap]

I mean, it outlasted its intended replacement! So that’s something.

[@SykoPathak]

God I love the "Majora's Mask" style of switching the scene. "37 Hours since last contact" It really makes it 10x more intense. By far my favorite series you've uploaded yet.

[@KaptenN]

I don't know what "Majora's Mask" is, but the style isn't unique to it.

[@Gorgoj]

The Senate yeaaah its been great, i really love the suspense

[@kimarous]

@KaptenN - an older Legend of Zelda game, sequel to Ocarina of Time; uses a time loop of three days, marked by time stamps like "Dawn of the Second Day, 48 Hours Remaining" and such.

[@SXRomeo97]

Hey Palpy, fancy meeting you here..

[@masterstoner666]

The Senate omg your name and picture xD

[@highdefinitionapollo2189]

You know, if you guys can stop shooting at your own ships, that would be great.

[@BreatheManually]

An indication to identify the ship would be great, oh i dont know.. an oil slick?

[@ufukerendalkran6692]

George Zhang identifying the largest battleship on earth is wayy too hard for the british ı believe

[@spindash64]

Friendly fire was a huge problem back in the day, actually. It's hard to tell who's who at a glance, even with Flags and Markings, and itchy trigger fingers make mistakes

[@rjfaber1991]

Yes, it would be. Having said that, conventional wisdom sort of went out the door when fighting the Bismarck and Tirpitz, because their defence capabilities against both ships and aircraft were so advanced. Getting close enough to properly identify the Bismarck meant getting close enough to get shot to pieces by its flak.

[@dernwine]

Friendly fire is still a huge problem. Happens all the time.

[@Centurian128]

Yamato launched August 1940, commissioned December 1941 Bismarck launched February 1939, commissioned August 1940 It's close, but in May of 1941 Bismarck is the largest battleship in the world. Or more accurately, the largest battleship in service in the world.

[@MaxHDAvenger]

Centurian128 to be fair nobody at the time knew about Yamato, she was kept a secret from most public knowledge unlike Bismarck.

[@jdjoepro8281]

this. this comment is what i was looking for. every time they have said it was the largest battleship in the world I have had a small voice in my head saying "i swear that was the yamato..."

[@danilooliveira6580]

Yamato was born from the bismarck soul, its clearly the soulless god also, Bismarck was the largest shit AT THE TIME, even though Yamato was technically ready before Bismarck was destroyed

[@Breakthroughsoftware]

Tirpitz was over 1000 tons heavier.

[@Centurian128]

And Bismarck-class

[@WargamingEurope]

Aaaand we're live! Enjoy the episode :)

[@joex90]

great stuff

[@europeanunionball7036]

Wargaming Europe lol xD

[@ferbthe2gadgetguy]

Wargaming Europe thanks for the episode again

[@Provigilman]

Yeah, thanks for sponsoring this. THIS is the right way to do sponsored marketing.

[@asalways1504]

Good work!

[@Hokum_Paints]

Don't under play the Swordfish, though a biplane, it entered service in 1936, it was tough, capable and loved by its crew. In fact the replacement aircraft (Albacore) was removed from service before the Swordfish!

[@spindash64]

Verevolf A funny thing, Torpedo planes. They're slow, yet that's what makes them so good at their job.

[@gonvillebromhead2865]

It's worth bearing in mind that it was also the 'plane that destroyed the Italian fleet at Taranto. What should have been flaws turned out, once again, to be be strengths. It didn't need to be the best 'plane. It just needed to be good enough

[@subtlewhatssubtle]

It's a funny old bird, the Swordfish, the very definition of finding strength in weakness. Too slow for shipborne AA to shoot down, too thinly armored for contact-fused shells to detonate, agile enough at even low speeds to make direct fire a pain, and sturdy enough to be able to carry most payloads deemed appropriate for missions because it wasn't as if the thing would be slowed down *that* much further by its armament.

[@Hokum_Paints]

In the last ever operational flight of the Swordfish the pilot landed, removed his bicycle, which was tied to the undercarriage, then cycled out of the base.

[@spindash64]

Verevolf Now THAT is how you leave with style

[@scytale6256]

Kinda sad that it's a father's fear for his son that lets them find the Bismarck

[@MarcieParcie]

plot: *thickens* suspense: *rises*

[@spindash64]

ThJoKi Jimmies: rustled This is getting gooood

[@spindash64]

theguy9208 Wrong meme

[@MarcieParcie]

theguy9208 me: *getting a little gay*

[@seejianshin]

Bismark : *sinks*

[@gchatz6480]

+Jian Shin time: too soon

[@RoboBoddicker]

Really goes to show what a crazy tough job pilots had in those days. Here's a compass and a torpedo - now go find these guys that don't wanna be found in the middle of the ocean. They're probably over that way somewhere. Hope your eyesight's good enough to spot 'em from a mile up in the air :D

[@HDxEXoThERMiA]

Still better than training during WWI, where the first instruction a pilot would be given was "take off".

[@phasergim2154]

Copydot in thick fog too

[@tomrivlin7278]

02:59 "US-UK relations are saved"... awkward day for a video to come out with that phrase in it...

[@huzaifa8665]

why?

[@jamesgeorge1147]

cause uk and USA were allies doing world war ll learn your military history

[@goose4310]

Its a joke, considering we *almost* sunk a US coastal ship. 2:47

[@yvanthedrakon]

One second too late and we would have another 1776 on our way

[@Godzillawolf1]

Small correction: the Captain of the Bismarck, from records I know of, explicitly referred to the Bismarck with male pronouns, not female ones as most ships were. Apparently, this was because he felt the ship was too powerful to call otherwise (let us remember the era of this event).

[@sosig6445]

well The Germans tend to call things males for example: Vaterland instead of Motherland, They referr to mountains by him, and many vechicles that in other nations is a she in Germany it's he.

[@sleepingcity85]

Thats not true. We here in germany say "Die" (=female) Bismarck. And its written like that in every publication. "Der" Bismarck died in 1898.

[@sleepingcity85]

@@sosig6445 That is really short. "Vaterland" is a real political term. I would guess the opposition of these have lot to do with political fractions of the time. Today, nobodys use that term beside from some extreme national parties (In Berlin we use "Mutterstadt" (mothercity) as a kind of joke of that). Single mountains can be referred by male but also by neutral ("Der Berg" vs "Das Gebirge"). And the distingustive name can be male, female or neutral (e.g. Brocken, Zugspitze, Matterhorn). Technology like cars are also tend to be neutral. We often say "Der Wagen" (=male), but even more common is "Das Auto" (neutral). Also "Das Flugzeug" (plane) and "Das Schiff" (ship). Shipnames are always female here.

[@asdasdasdfdasfdasfas3332]

@@sleepingcity85 But did the captain too say "Die" instead of "Der"? OP only told the captain called the ship a "he".

[@simonderweduwen9611]

He would have a point doesn't he?

[@tonycampbell1424]

Anybody else miss when this sort of thing was on The History Channel all day?

[@kayami07]

Yeah, I miss shows such as the Battle 360, Apocalypse: the Second World War. Right now, it's all about Storage Wars, Pawn Stars etc. :/

[@lifesimulator3964]

Tiger the Lion Lol true. My mom would get angry that I would stay up till 10 or 11pm as a child watching Dogfight :) Oh, I miss it so much!

[@MrCubFan415]

Renz Mora Pawn Stars just got cancelled, I think

[@stevemc01]

Dogfights?

[@tonycampbell1424]

I used to stay up all night on the weekends just watching whatever was on History Channel.

[@extrahistory]

Looking for the Articles of Confederation? Never fear, that series will continue every Saturday as usual! This extra series is just that: an extra episode of Extra History every (extra) week! It will not interfere with our regular Saturday release schedule.

[@ItsSturdyingTime]

*Slow clap*

[@yellowloser2786]

HAIL HYDRA

[@johndavenport2847]

I'd love a one-off series about the crew of the BIsmarck.

[@Sledgeace]

Correct your grammar

[@Sledgeace]

👍

[@emilyoswin3830]

I want to see a war film about the hunt for the Bismarck, it's such an incredible story

[@saintsyndicate5435]

@@Sledgeace 👍🖕👍

[@leorosenberg8604]

same

[@shravanpotluri1297]

8:24 Imagine. You asking if your son had survived the attack essentially dooms him to death

[@jds268]

Yeah definitely something my father would do.

[@n0rdlys_40]

I like how that one US coastguard vessel was just chilling in the waters, and then suddenly got involved in the most complicated and decisive naval battle in history.

[@anthonyrufino9271]

I know I'm really late but what would happen if they sunk it thinking it was the Bismarck

[@thebonesaw..4634]

Wait... how did a US Coast Guard vessel (in a video about the Bismarck) get involved in *The Battle of Midway?* (

[@nitomosquito3164]

@@thebonesaw..4634 Or perhaps the battle of Trafalgar

[@thebonesaw..4634]

@@nitomosquito3164 -- I see your point. Great example, however... Midway literally decided almost all of WWII. Had the Japanese won Midway, the US quite possibly sues for peace and drops out of the war. Without the US, Germany almost assuredly wins WWII in Europe and Japan wins in the Pacific... completely changing the world as we know it, and (arguably) a bit more decisive than the Battle of Trafalgar.

[@nitomosquito3164]

@@thebonesaw..4634 That’s also a great point but didn’t Trafalgar start nearly a century of British naval dominance? The British were able to do what they did because of their impressive navy. Had they lost at Trafalgar, Napoleon may of got that total victory and changed the circumstances for the future. Nonetheless, you make great points in Midway’s favor.

[@jaifoh8045]

I love the fact that apparently according to graphics, the Royal Navy have acquired a T42 Class Destroyer HMS Sheffield to hunt the Bismarck :-) Isn't that kinda cheating to have a 1980's Missile destroyer hunt a battleship

[@primepersephony]

the royal navy recycles ship names very frequently.

[@Azarion196]

It just shows the power of the Bismarck :P

[@DaveP1991]

Glad it wasn't just me who notice an artist has Googled HMS Sheffield and drawn the wrong one.

[@TorchedKiwi]

He'stalking about how the drawing looks suspiciously familiar to the Type 42 Sheffield of Falklands Infamy

[@DaveP1991]

Does it mean that the WWII HMS Sheffield went to the Falklands?

[@ninjabreadman1993r]

Yoooo, Bletchely Park Reprezent! I grew up, like, twenty minutes drive away from Bletchely Park. When I was in secondary school, I volunteered over a couple of summers. The first summer, I was helping clean and maintain old record cards that were used to index and summarise intercepted messages (funnily enough, I found one that indicated that the British knew that Stalin's son had died in a concentration camp before *Stalin* did). The second year, they were doing a special tour of the Codebreaker Huts and I was part of a group of volunteers who dressed up in period dress and pretended to be working on breaking codes, interacting with the guests. It was a lot of fun.

[@GarrettPetersen]

As in all wars, the side with the best math wins!

[@दत्तापरशुराम]

the side that produces more steel

[@romankazinets1759]

If youve never used ALGEBRA then you either work at Mocdonalds or are Homeless.

[@ballistictip9301]

Yes

[@SweatCookienese]

The side with pore resorces wether that be men or oil and steela

[@Teek-yp5wd]

Echo is correct the nazi lost mainly due to a lack of oil and poor planning of operation barbarosa (not the winter) if you'd like to learn more watch the channel TIK

[@michaelworth5556]

At first I thought your show was just an intelligent sounding guy telling history. But now I realize that you are an amazing story teller. I've been lost in the drama of your inflection and appreciate your craft. Thank you.

[@anonnymousperson]

Geez, it's more gripping than an American crime drama. :)

[@typacsk]

Depends. Episode 9 of "The Wire" comes pretty close ;)

[@WillMilllar]

It’s British of course it’s better than an American thing

[@observationsfromthebunker9639]

"Dear Luftwaffe, loose lips sink ships." :P By such small clues are victories arranged. This is another good series, Extra Credits, keep up the good work!

[@idanzamir7540]

4:55 Holly crap, was that MOVEMENT?!?!?

[@darkspire91]

Those Catalina's are real unsung heroes in WW2. They held the line fighting Zeros in the beginning of the Pacific Campaign and worked beautifully for recon and raiding missions.

[@reactiveisland5580]

Why let a little friendly fire get in the way of a good Bismark-hunt?

[@alexanderchristopher6237]

Except you kinda need the US to win the war. Blowing up one of their ships might be considered an act of war.

[@gigachad-jh1dh]

Alexander Christopher nahhh if they shooted the US ship the US would not ship anymore supplies

[@PencilSticks]

We're covering World War 2 as our last unit in my high school history class, and I'm gonna ask my teacher if the class can watch this as a reward once we complete our finals.

[@Yakkosprite]

AJW I am an English teacher (as a foreign language) and often use Extra History videos in my classes. It is a good way to make them practice some listening, speaking afterwards and also some history.

[@VRichardsn]

You are doing a great job! These type of initiatives from teachers are what sow the seeds of students taking up books for themselves out of sheer curiosity.

[@FloridatedH2O]

I have seen at least two hour-long shitty history-channel-esque programs about the bismark, and neither was able to go into the depth to talk about the failed attacks, near friendly fire incidents, or code breaking. They also fail at providing a cinematic/dramatic experience compared to this. my question is, how do you make this kind of story boring? are the writers behind documentaries just moronic?

[@neeneko]

Well, keep in mind that the EH people specialize in narrative and entertainment, so presenting things in such a way is what they do. However, their accuracy sometimes suffers for it as does their depth. Granted there are documentaries out there that are simply badly written and presented, but even when done well they are going to have a different feel and not latch into our sense of drama in the same way since they are not being written _to_ do that.

[@HDxEXoThERMiA]

It feels like there's a decent amount of speculation in these. Like the guy last episode who witnessed some stuff in great detail before being "sucked" beneath the waves. Wouldn't it be of great importance if he was lucky enough to be one of the survivors? Sure, this series is great to listen to, but it's less documentary and more dramatisation.

[@FloridatedH2O]

My point is that you would expect that a documentary would go into more detail, but sacrifice the drama. But that's not the case, the EC crew has put together something that somehow has as much or more depth, AND is more dramatic than the typical documentary.

[@crabbyguy2737]

HD x EXoThERMiA he was one of the survivors, his name was Ted Briggs.

[@HDxEXoThERMiA]

HMA Victory True (I googled it just now), but they didn't say that he survived, which made it sound a bit iffy.

[@Ciuin_Sam]

Holy heck Extra Credits, this series on Bismark has to be one of the most tense and engaging series you've covered to date! I wish my history classes had been half this interesting!

[@Taistelukalkkuna]

And next in our series *Bismark: The Lost Contact.*

[@AlRoderick]

I know using Wargaming's Batman music is kind of obligatory, but damn if I don't want to hear the Kiners cover "Sink the Bismarck".

[@Double_D__]

Hey, say what you will about the Swordfish, but it was pretty badass for a small obsolete biplane.

[@Kenthras]

If the historical record exists, I would love to see the same hunt from the Bismark's perspective.

[@MrMark041292]

could you guys please do an episode about the battle of jutland? that is a very interesting and huge naval battle, thank you for all this extraordinary material, the quality of this channel is excelent :) Love Extra History

[@isaiahdobesh5109]

That whole X number hours since last contact reminded me of a TV show called 24. When it breaks for commercials there's a clock ticking in dramatic fashion, and really keeps you aware of the time passed in the story

[@vergilsmotivation5126]

Bismarck: I’m the biggest battleship to ever exi- *Dreadnaught has entered the game* *Yamato has entered the game*

[@jorenvanderark3567]

Exist at the time. Bismarck was sunk in may 1941, the Yamamoto was commissioned a few months later.

[@harriam0]

HMS Dreadnought was tiny compared to Bismarck and nearly 40 years its senior.

[@vergilsmotivation5126]

FireWolf the Bismarck was based off of the Dreadnaught. They’re almost the exact size, the Bismarck was just a little bigger and had a few more guns

[@invincible3246]

Dreadnought was smaller, slightly, but smaller, and the Yamato was commissioned a few months later, so the Bismark was the largest battleship in service for a few months.

[@johnnynightmare1837]

The format you did this series in has been spectacular! It gives justice to the sense of urgency that everyone in this series is feeling and relates it to the viewer. I have been on the edge of my seat with anticipation every Bismarck episode thus far. Thank you for this.

[@russellsales7796]

8:54 *It was at that moment Tovey knew....He REALLY fucked up.*

[@Croiisssant]

You know you are teaching history well when you narrate an event that we already know the outcome of and it still is very intense

[@numnumtasty8597]

so, here are my notes: 1. in the year of 1941 the war had just begun 2.The Germans had the biggest ship that had the biggest guns 3.The Bismark was the fastest ship that ever sailed the seas a .On her deck were guns as big as steers and shells as big as trees 4. Out of the cold and foggy night came the British ship the Hood a. And every British seaman, he knew and understood b.They had to sink the Bismark, the terror of the sea b1. Stop those guns as big as steers and those shells as big as trees

[@chrisedrev9519]

Strongest*, not fastest. Awesome poem though!!!

[@numnumtasty8597]

oh, fyi, it didn't make it, it's already a song "sink the Bismark" I think it's by Johnny Horton

[@chrisedrev9519]

Haha. Thanks and sorry for the wrong remark.

[@jakobming4831]

We gota sink the bismark cause the world depends on us, so hit the deck a runin boys and turn those guns we got a stop those guns a big as steers and those shells as big as trees

[@MrCubFan415]

Daniel Rochelle 1931, to be precise

[@masterPlol]

Just a small thing: at 06:45 you see a map of modern day Germany not a Germany of how it looked like at the time.

[@Artur_M.]

This made me want to see you Guys making a series about Enigma. Also fingers crosed for ORP Piorun to get mentioned in the next episode.

[@Kampfgorillagear]

Artur M. Check out the Enigma machine videos from Numberphile

[@Artur_M.]

Kampf Gorilla I did, way back (come to think about it I could check them out again). I still would like to watch Extra History's take on this subject (as I imagine less heavy on the mathematics and more on the history and people behind it). Also I am Polish, so I have an agenda in it. And I want them to try pronounce the names of Polish cryptologists particularly Rajewski and Różycki, because I am a bad person ;)

[@Artur_M.]

TheRezro I'm sorry but judging by the reviews and some other sources, like those Numberphile videos for example, I decided to stay away from this movie.

[@Artur_M.]

TheRezro So I decided to give this movie a chanse. I watched about 20-30 min of it, and it seems like a decent movie, but (just as I though) typical Hollywood History oversimplifying and overdramatising stuff. Turing himself was presented in a way that looked kind of cliche to me; a misunderstood, eccentric, awkward lone genius (I don't know, maybe this is actually true to his personality, but I am suspicious). I stopped watching when they summarised entire Polish contribution in one sentence, that happend to be hilariously inaccurate and completely missing the point. While just hired Turing starts to explain basic concepts of cryptanalysis to the other experts in the room, who apparently had no idea about it. I know that I am biasd over the Polish aspect of this story and that it was not the focus of this movie, but still it should have been handled better. I also don't know a thing about cryptanalysis, but I can tell when the screenwriters are patronising me. BTW it has nothing to do with Turing being gay. What was done to him was outrageous.

[@Artur_M.]

TheRezro One more thing, what was that about "Polish spy" send by the Russians? As far as I know (from reviews/summary) the Soviet spy in this movie is John Cairncross. He was obviously not Polish and had nothing to do with Poland. Did you simply associated Poland with Russia? Poland fell under Soviet control only after the war. Polish government in exile and the Secret State in occupaid country haven't the most cordial relations with the Soviets (for damn good reasons). It become super inconvenient for the other Allies near the end of the war. I can't explain everything in details here but that is kind of the reason Polish contribution to the Ally victory was nearly erased from the history. Many of us tend to be bitter and borderline obsessed about it, especially since we become free to talk about it only in 1989.

[@sanctamachina]

THIS EPISODE! I've been waiting for it. My grandfather was chief engineer aboard the Arc Royal at this time so I've heard these stories so many times.

[@junos0999]

"I have something interesting!!" I think that's an understatement

[@michaelgarcia6919]

EC can you guys do another video like this with the imperial yamato battleship please!! I am loving these bismark videos.

[@cnoxey6898]

syaondri Why "KMS" Prinz Eugen and "KMS" Tirpitz? And it would be RM Littorio and RM Pola, RMS is British for "Royal Mail Ship".

[@kayami07]

USS Enterprise would be good, lots of stories to tell.

[@VCYT]

Although Picard made a better captain than Kirk.

[@Gilhelmi]

Renz Mora Yes, so much yes. USS Enterprise served well in the Pacific and during Korea. I guess there have been 3 ships named Enterprise. The Revolutionary war one was great also.

[@MrChickennugget360]

or while they are at it do the Naval battles of Guadalcanal... there is an infinite amount of stuff they can do. Honestly of all the Naval stories the Naval Battles of Guadalcanal were among the most amazing naval battles and among the least known about. multiple naval gun fights fought at point blank range during the middle of the night using search lights and radar in such a chaotic mess that ships nearly collided with each other or shot up friendly vessels. At one point there was a fight when battleships engaged enemy ships at just over 1,000 yards- so close that they were shooting at each other with their anti-aircraft guns- and the torpedoes were to close to arm.

[@JamesBattersby]

I wonder if they'll touch on the raid on St. Nazaire which is sort of related as it prevented the Tirpitz, another Bismarck class ship, from entering port in France for repairs as it was the only one big enough to hold it!

[@Jaebird88]

I know I can easily look up the full story elsewhere, but the suspense that has been built up by these videos has me hooked.

[@thebonesaw..4634]

Okay, this is a pretty cool coincidence (for me anyway). My dad was a radio operator for the Air Force in the mid to late 60s. His detachment was stationed in Alaska and they copied Soviet telegraph operators. One of the things that my dad often spoke of, when relating these stories, was the fact that all the operators on his base eventually got used to the rhythm and style of the various Soviet operators they listened in on. Eventually, they only had to listen to a few dots and dashes before recognizing the operator. Obviously, they didn't know the name of the exact operator, so they'd give them nicknames (usually something having to do with their style). In fact, they became so used to them that they even had a few moments where a specific operator would oddly turn up missing from a particular base for a while, only to hear him turn up again days or weeks later at a different base and they'd realize he obviously had been transferred there. Anyway, the nuances of style for a particular telegraph operator is not a subject that comes up a lot, so I was pleasantly surprised to hear it mentioned here. My dad died in 1997 and I've not thought about many of his old military stories for many years. It was nice to remember them again.

[@zepecat]

Geez, this narrations is more thrilling than the best war movie I've ever seen. Kudos!

[@unacomn]

Cryptonomicon is recommended reading for this episode, since they mentioned the Enigma machine and code breaking.

[@Parsons360]

I just want to say we're ALL THANKFUL for the person/team responsible for the ARTWORK it's fantastic

[@Niosus]

These 2 friendly fire incidents reminds me of one of those Call of Duty 2 death screen quotes: "Friendly fire, isn't"

[@leaderbenblackwell3836]

Tolerated here

[@doizece10]

this series is ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!

[@Killachow23]

So I knew the Bismark was the biggest Battleship ever at the time of it's construction, but I knew the Japanese built absurdly large battleships during the war as well. So I looked it up and the Bismark displaced something like 46,000 tons of water, but the Japanese Yamato (built a few years later) displaced somewhere around 70,000 tons. Also, the US Iowa class battleships were all slightly bigger than Bismark at near 50,000 tons. It's insane how big these ships are. I've been on the USS Iowa in port in LA a few years back and it's truly terrifying how big those guns are.

[@hotmojoe2483]

My god, this story is like a movie. Absolutely amazing how you tell the story of the Bismarck, and it’s definitely much more detailed than the song 😂

[@railbaron1]

For 6 long day and weary nights they tried to find her trail Churchill told the people put every ship a sail for somewhere on that ocean I know she's got to be we gotta Sink the Bismarck to the Bottom of the Sea

[@zilesis1]

Pride of a nation A beast made of steal Bismark in motion King of the ocean He was made to rule the waves across the seven seas!

[@ISS600]

@@zilesis1 To lead the war machine, to rule the waves and lead the Kriegsmarine

[@SeriusSim]

This serie is really well put together, the writing, delivery, art and editing, everything is on point and serve really well the story. Good job and thanks

[@skorgevondoom___9571]

" IN MAY OF 1941 THE WAR HAD JUST BEGUN THE GERMANS HAD THE BIGGEST SHIP THAT HAD THE BIGGEST GUNS, THE BISMARCK WAS THE BIGGEST SHIP TO EVER SAIL THE SEAS ON HER DECKS WERE GUNS AS BIG AS STEERS AND SHELLS AS BIG AS TREES."

[@Newdivide]

2:58 that would be the USCGC Modoc. The ship happened to be in the bay of Biscay rescuing convoy survivors

[@itsmewaddledee2644]

Bismarck: your already dead HMS hood: NANI?!?!?!

[@BulletShaba]

I LOVE these kind of stories. this is why I'm a fan on military fiction and nonfiction. so much tension amongst faulty humans doing their best against impossible odds.

[@McDragoneer]

love the series, but if i have one criticism, its the fact that we dont get any info about whats going on, at the Bismarck, Lutjens dilemma where to go, Prinz Eugens depature etc

[@stephers1983]

The tension y'all have built in this series is unbelievable. Well done to all involved!

[@Zeke_-dg6fo]

2:33 could you imagine watching a video from that cost guard ship about to get demolished and then see a shit ton of swordfish flying down towards the Bismarck out of the clouds 🤤🤤🤤I wish

[@sr.junior4670]

The art for these episodes are amazing. Great job Scott!!

[@ironsfamily6]

Excellent episode! Is there a movie about this? This would definitely make a great movie or even a TV show.

[@ivangenov6782]

There is a 1960 movie called sink the bismarck

[@MrAndyBearJr]

Your presentation is so much better than the infographics fiasco. Historically accurate, and well researched, without the glaring gaffes that riddle their video. Keep it up.👍🏻🙂

[@akaichacha]

Next one, Yamato?

[@crabbyguy2737]

syaondri dont forget The HMS Warspite! That is one ship that lived up to her Motto. Fought at Jutland, Narvik, The med, and was one of the first ships to open fire on D-Day, In her Career She survived Shellfire From The High Seas fleet, the Kreigsmarine, And was the targeted by the Luftwaffe for the first ever use of Guided Anti ship missiles in 1942, and after all that it took the Scrap Merchants 20 Years to do what 3 navies and 2 air forces had failed to do.

[@VallenChaosValiant]

Sadly Yamato's story is a short one. It is famous as a symbol, but it never gotten close to actually make a difference anywhere. By the time it was sent to its first battle the war was lost already.

[@GriseWeisshark]

I'd like to see a video about the USS William D Porter. That ship's history is hilarious and facepalm-inducing at the same time.

[@765ew4tr23]

Only put and and on the last one

[@brunoalexandre2352]

Guys, well narrated, I can't leave the movie in the middle ... must go to the end!!! What a lovely and engagement experience! Keep those videos comin' guys!

[@thevoidlookspretty7079]

8:39 “You better come take a look at this” cliche.

[@arnjeca]

Suspense is killing me!!! More play-by-play vids!!! This is more intense than anything on the H channel the past decade! Kudos to the artist, fantastic visual storytelling, it feels animated!

[@chimpmcmonkeyman551]

British code breakers: ahhh why is this so hard?!?! Enigma machine: haha code go boop

[@geppettodivacin]

This has been one of my favorite series to watch on this channel. Thanks, WarGaming, for making it possible!

[@recklessted]

10:35 Someone referenced the wrong HMS Sheffield for this drawing. That's the one that was lost in the Falklands War in 1982, not the WWII-era cruiser of the same name.

[@Dragons_Armory]

Well Dan, you got me addicted to World of Warships. I'm 20 hours in as of today...and severely dehydrated. I'M LOVING IT!

[@Zeldur]

5:50 Will you talk about the enigma or Turner?

[@templetr]

Maybe it's the source material, but you guys are knocking it out of the park with narrative, drama, and suspense in your storytelling for this particular series. More so than any of your other history series (which I still love, don't get me wrong), you've had me on the edge of my seat for every episode in this series. Great job, and I hope that you're able to do the same for future series.

[@benkim6969]

10:05 player 3 has joined! LMAO Boss Bismarck

[@SaltiiLord]

Woke up this morning and thought "wonder if the next episode of 'The Hunt for Bismark' is out yet..." Absolutely LOVE you guys

[@dylanv2559]

BEST SERIES EVER!!!

[@Zoe-cl7eo]

Who was the general who asked if his son was okay thus accidentally revealed the location of the Bismarck? It was Wapole.

[@the_coveted_one2163]

It's always walpole

[@PercyBowls]

one of my favorite series yall did. it could be a movie

[@DividedByZeero]

4:06 If that hit Warspite wouldn’t be crowned at longest artillery shot that hit a ship

[@Torbert_]

Scarnhorst has that record, not Warspite

[@DividedByZeero]

@@Torbert_ Both are tied for the longest artillery shot

[@jMcWill781]

I love that we are only seeing this from the allied perspective and not inside the Bismarck, it really allows for more suspense and drama.

[@flolow6804]

as you say it in german : Da hatten die briten wohl mehr Glück als Verstand

[@anthonycervero4064]

I watch Extra Credits religiously and I have to say this is the most riveting series yet

[@KittyFAN13]

So wait.... You're meaning to tell me that there is a city, in France, called Breast?! I thought that chick accidentally picked up a soldier sexting someone.

[@newsystembad]

I know how this ends. I even read about this very operation in school. And I'm STILL edge-of-my-seat, nail-bitingly invested. You guys are amazing storytellers!

[@kirotheavenger60]

''Find out next time...'' NOOOOOOO ME WANT NEOW!

[@SephirothRyu]

Its actually interesting to see this series, as it tells the story from a different side then the one I read it from. I read a short book called "Exploring the Bismark" by Robert Ballard (the guy who explored the Titanic with a submersible), and the book alternates between the search for its wreckage and accounts from the German guncrews who served on the ship. Case in point, the battle with the hood had resulted in damage that caused a fair portion of the Bismark's forward fuel to be flooded and trapped. As a result, it was no longer able to perform its mission, and had to turn back home and leave the other ship to strike the enemy shipping lanes alone. The damage also decreased its maximum speed, and is also the source of the oil slick mentioned here. On a side note, I love that the PBY Catalina, a recon plane, is the plane you use in that arcade game, 1942/1943.

[@howiefang7825]

This is the best. Thank you wargaming.net

[@gladysceniza]

Howie Fang Don't forget about the Extra credits crew.

[@howiefang7825]

Gladys Ceniza yep, thanks extra credits for making it, and thanks wargaming.net for funding

[@ivoryfire138]

This is such a bloody good series. Seriously, I have no idea how this doesn't have at least a million views

[@aurelian3268]

7:35 Churnotchill