Hunting the Bismarck - The Pride of Germany - Extra History - Part 1

📜 History of Hunting The Pride of Germany: The Bismarck, Part 1
During World War II, the Bismarck was the pride of the German navy - and the nightmare of Great Britain. It was enormous, overpowered, and a constant threat to the seas. So when they got word that the Bismarck had mobilized, the British raced to stop it.
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[@extrahistory]

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[@reecedignan8365]

Extra Credits I'd you ever get the chance could you ever do a series on the Dam Busters. I loved the movie and I also love their true story as well.

[@lavenderlavenders8537]

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES THANK YOU

[@J1P2K]

Did you know that there's a song about the Bismarck, and the hunt for it.

[@Ace95616]

NO! IT WAS JUST GETTING GOOD!

[@MadnerKami]

+connann barbarin Technically Bismarck was the largest one at the time. While Yamato was kind of around already, it didn't actually go to the seas until October and November 1941, as she was still in the process of outfitting during the time the Bismarck met her fate.

[@alberthuang3476]

I feel like every time something is deemed 'unsinkable', it's sunk.

[@soyusmaximus7176]

Sunk?

[@rihanm.sgoogleaccount4462]

Titanic much?

[@Mare_Man]

Don't tempt Murphy.

[@TheSnakemanOfTheNorthwest]

Humans: It's unsinkable! God: Care to test that?

[@AriaLunaCampbell]

Pretty much. Arrogance and hubris gets repaid sooner or later.

[@rhymenby]

The British wanted to find the Bismarck. However, the Bismarck had a plan. The Bismarck ALWAYS had a plan.

[@peesinyourass]

TRU THO

[@mrpellagra2730]

Lol

[@nayelivivero2238]

🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@azelfdaboi5265]

Lol

[@OlanKenny]

Did it involve a turnip?

[@gundam6195]

Who is revisiting this since Sabaton released their new song "Bismarck"

[@LAV-III]

all I have to say is TO LEAD THE WAR MACHINE RULE THE WAVES AND LEAD THE KREIGSMARINE

[@settratheimperishable3491]

Pride of a nation a beast made of steel Bismarck in motion king of the ocean!

[@MordredXIV]

@@IntrepidIanRinon Nope, Just He. While it is a normal for ships to be female names, Bismarck is male after Otto Von Bismarck.

[@ignoremeplease12]

I had briefly heard of the Bismarck before, but Sabaton definitely made me want to learn more.

[@burnerman7384]

The Bismarck is a he. Normally ships are referred to as "she", but the Bismarck is referred to as "he" as a badge of honor for him.

[@DM-pp9oc]

Hood: symbol of invincibility Bismarck: I’m about to end this ships whole career

[@neyoid]

Rodney: 15 inches? How about 16!

[@memeboi2096]

A random torpedo from a beginner plane: I'm a t to end this THINGS WHOLE LIFE

[@BLAZEU.]

Obsolete biplane I'm about to end the Bismarcks whole career

[@Flt.Hawkeye]

​@@memeboi2096the torpedo Didn't sink her. He crippled her and jammd the rudder yes but that's all. The Bismarck was sunk due to excessive gunfire. And a mortal explosion in one of her ammunition compartments.

[@memeboi2096]

@@Flt.Hawkeye I'm aware. It's a meme. Also, what would have happened if it didn't knock out its rotor? Right it wouldn't have gotten sunk. Well that that time anyway.

[@GeistIV]

the "included paid promotion" is a nice gesture. Love that people help you guys produce historical content.

[@Gilhelmi]

Xero I love that it is how Extra History got it's start. All these videos because a game company got creative with their ad budget.

[@dooseyboy]

Xero same, makes me feel good that third parties and game developers are interested in the history of their games enough to sponsor content like this

[@drdoktorphd9071]

You seem like a nice person. Here is a chocolate cake recipe for you: Ingredients 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups sugar ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder 2 teaspoons baking powder 1½ teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon espresso powder 1 cup milk, buttermilk, almond, or coconut milk ½ cup vegetable, canola oil, or melted coconut oil 2 large eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 cup boiling water Chocolate Buttercream Frosting Recipe Instructions Preheat oven to 350º F. Prepare two 9-inch cake pans by spraying with baking spray or buttering and lightly flouring. For the chocolate cake: Add flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt and espresso powder to a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer. Whisk through to combine or, using your paddle attachment, stir through flour mixture until combined well. Add milk, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla to flour mixture and mix together on medium speed until well combined. Reduce speed and carefully add boiling water to the cake batter until well combined. Distribute cake batter evenly between the two prepared cake pans. Bake for 30-35 minutes, until a toothpick or cake tester inserted in the center of the chocolate cake comes out clean. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for about 10 minutes, remove from the pan and cool completely. Frost cake with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting.

[@davepubliday6410]

Actually, in some jurisdictions announcing if the content is paid for is a legal requirement now. In mediums where advertisers control content, the nature of that content tends to skew towards stuff that advantages monied interests.

[@jaybird5946]

Last time I heard a ship was unsinkable a peace of ice proved it wrong

[@MrDalek2150]

Jaybird Yeah. That was one overglorified ice cube too many.

[@panzerdragon1121]

Jaybird oh

[@RiceBBinka]

Jaybird good one 😉 *cough* *cough* Titanic

[@RiceBBinka]

*Piece

[@toavs3977]

Pees*

[@MilitaryAviationHistory]

Wait, someone is hunting me? Ah well, I'll be fine as long as they don't bring a Swordfish to a naval battle...

[@MhmD-TH]

you just made my day

[@kayami07]

*Instantly gets Swordfish'd up in the bum*

[@siimalas3638]

Ja, ze doitch navy ist invincible! What could pozzibly go wrong? The 3 steppingstones to being a true Luftwaffle, Creedsmarine, or WhereMah'Ter!?!? 1) A senze of overconfidence due to zuperior Doitch engineering Ja! 2) Ze deffinazely not gay zounding doitch communicazions Ja! 3) Unt unterstanzing zat ze jets have no zoul, exzept ze Me-262 (ze Su-25 as well)! You get ze bonus point if you fly at 8K while ze Russians are napping ze earth!

[@siimalas3638]

As long as we have ze cruiser for protection, ja...

[@kebabremoveth5257]

Mate english BBs are coming *specs fire ressistance*

[@Elnadrius]

Came back to rewatch this series after new Sabaton song. "He was made to rule the waves across the seven seas"...

[@chichichiyomi__]

She*

[@Elnadrius]

@@chichichiyomi__ Bismarck, as a ship, address by "He".

[@democrack113]

me too

[@ibbi32]

Nobody singing sink the Bismarck by Johnny Horton

[@pdthepowerdragon5412]

THE BISMARCK AND THE KRIEGSMARINE

[@dukeofasg3280]

Well. Here's the Bismarck video people has been asking for.

[@paullytle246]

DuDeofASG yup

[@sarasamaletdin4574]

They are doing a series on the actual Bismarck this fall if someone is curious.

[@Elemental-Phoenix]

awesome, he's probably my favorite character in history and no one talks about him that much.

[@Elemental-Phoenix]

I think subjects are selected through popular vote on patreon.

[@erraticonteuse]

Sara Samaletdin, Finally! I've been hoping for that since they mentioned it in the WWI series. He's definitely one of the more "complicated" people to admire, but he's on my list.

[@MarkSultanaX2]

The terror of the sea! The Bismark and The Kriegsmarine!

[@everydaygeek8715]

In may of 1941

[@tntfreddan3138]

@@everydaygeek8715 The war had just begun... The Germans had the biggest ship that had the biggest guns.

[@pierresw4499]

Sabaton gang rise up

[@angeloabbatiello4755]

I T L E A D T H E W A R M A C H I N E

[@atlas7134]

ayy sabaton bois xd

[@Heating56]

“It will begin with an interrupted dinner, and will end with the destruction of the largest battleship on earth.” I love history. It’s so much cooler than fiction

[@Pro_Butcher_Amateur_Human]

A lot of the best fiction is based on history anyway. Game of Thrones, for example. So much borrowed from the war of the roses, and the Germanic courts of 1800's Europe. Anyway, I agree. History is often more interesting - and stranger - than fiction. And I get a bigger thrill reading about a real person who did something heroic, than I do reading about Aragorn doing something heroic, and I do love Lord of the Rings.

[@meep310]

Japan laughs in Yamato and Musashi

[@teais...tolerable]

Yeah, the yamato class battleships, (And if you want to count it, Shinano) were significantly larger.

[@robotera8070]

You called the Bismarck "her", I know that ships are allways called "she" or "her" but the Bismarck was an exception. The crew called Bismarck "he" or"him".

[@mrtemplar9506]

The King of the Seas.

[@thetau4866]

@@mrtemplar9506 I know that nobody cares, but I only call Bismarck "she/her" when referring to kantai collection or Azur Lane.

[@kuraturtle9762]

I just recently know about azur lane and kancolle but I am always called all warship "she" when I play world of warship.

[@F-4E-58-MC]

@@noahhastings6145 Bismarck made the Royal Navy's pride their bitch

[@F-4E-58-MC]

@@thetau4866 A man of culture.

[@aaronstallings4852]

For those in the comment section bickering about Bismarck's status as the world's largest battleship: When she was sunk, in May 1941, she WAS the largest and most powerful operational battleship in the world. Some others had a greater displacement, larger guns, or longer physical dimensions, but none exceeded her in more than any single category and she was far and away the most generally capable battleship design in service in 1941. Yamato and Musashi would obviously take all of Bismarck's titles away from her, but neither had yet been completed in May 1941, despite Yamato having been launched several months earlier. British and American ships exceeding her size and power would come along as well, but not for several years. Tirpitz lived long enough to be outclassed. Bismarck didn't.

[@TheCoCAmbassador]

Thank you.=)

[@thomaswells8967]

*He

[@TheCoCAmbassador]

He

[@green4527]

He

[@ederavila9206]

And he was made to rule the seas and lead the kriegsmarine...

[@themacker894]

If only the British had known that the Hood was a weak tier 7 BB, who's primary trick is OP anti-air rockets, and that Bismark was a battle tested Tier 8, with 10.6 km secondaries and turtle-back armor. Hindsight is 20/20. :)

[@madogthefirst]

You know Hood was a Battle Cruiser not a Battleship?

[@VCYT]

They also left open a bulkhead safety door in the ammo bay after rushing to battle-station positions - this led to its sinking. A tv-doc showed this in 2016.

[@RocketHarry865]

The Hood was a Battlecruiser and while its belt armour was increased to an adequate level when it was still on the construction yard following Jutland (1916) by ww2 the Hood was pretty much outdated and thanks to here thin deck armour was extremely vulnerable to plunging fire that was extremely rare in ww1 but thanks to improvement in ship artillery and fire control ranging became a real serious threat to naval warships.

[@aznravechild6i9]

Holland was a nooblord scrub who showed Bismarck his broadside. GG

[@kebabremoveth5257]

This comment reminds me of khaba And that triggers me.

[@JohnJones-hn8xk]

Are we just not gonna talk about how this series is WORLD CLASS at storytelling?? How can a youtube documentary make me so hyped for what i know is coming?

[@NailGunZero]

Bismarck! Oh wait. Just the ship. Oh well.

[@TheAgamemnon911]

I was going to say the same... but instead I upvoted you.

[@rateater420]

Kirgo I expected the same, in one of the mini series(Seminal Tragedy) they mentioned about talking about Otto Von Bismarck.

[@NailGunZero]

I find solace in the fact that they said that we are going to get an Otto Von Bismarck series in autumn.

[@joshuarohla2358]

They are doing Otto von Bismarck Patreons voted for it. (Probably released at the end of this year)

[@Dinghys]

Prank'd

[@andresotondo1045]

This channel is addictive.

[@cooljackster7390]

Bismarck = Death Star Fairey Swordfish = X-Wing Fighters Hood = Alderaan

[@stonks6616]

Cool Jackster xd

[@somand88]

Yes!

[@jameswhite3415]

Cool Jackster Maybe if the rebels has multiple Death Stars. I think it’s ridiculous because like usual the Germans were the under dogs bot vise versa like it’s portrayed.

[@iliadnetfear2586]

Actually, the Death Star battle was based on a world war 2 film scene, which I believe was based on a real battle, when allied planes were bombing a damn with special mines that bounced across the surface of the water.

[@isaacgranger468]

Actually its Bismarck=malevolence Fairey swordfish =shadow squadron Hood=plo koons fleet

[@bubblesofthecoast6393]

1:40 “The largest?” asks the Japanese. “Hold my tea”.

[@bkjeong4302]

BubbleRocket Animations Hell even USS Iowa is larger.

[@howardbaxter2514]

Bk Jeong ^ except it didn’t sink. No American ship larger than the Bismarck was ever destroyed during the war.

[@howardbaxter2514]

Yamoto wasn’t built yet, so it was largest to be sunk at that time.

[@bkjeong4302]

howard baxter Only because Iowa was never used for her intended purpose (which was surface action against enemy capital ships that may attempt to attack American carriers). Iowa sank only one ship during her entire career, a mere training cruiser, and even than that ship had to be spared from aircraft carriers just so Iowa’s crew could get some experience. That’s a pathetic combat record for a ship specifically built to kill other capital ships. As with the Yamato-class, Iowa was obsolete even before being launched due to the rise of airpower, and despite being the most advanced of the end-generation battleships, she proved to be a colossal waste of resources that shouldn’t even have been built in the first place. Surviving a war when you never actually did your job isn’t really impressive.

[@bkjeong4302]

30mm Kannone Yamato and Iowa are longer AND heavier (larger) than Bismarck.

[@mattabesta]

My family is from the very north of Iceland, my grandfather and some of my family that has now passed saw the hood explosion across the horizon it was that large.

[@MarcieParcie]

Goldmattress dude, spoilers alert

[@mattabesta]

Oh shit sorry I mean they had a nice day and everyone lived happily ever after

[@coachmcguirk6297]

ThJoKi it happened quite a while ago, i dont think history can be spoiled haha

[@Gilhelmi]

ThJoKi Spoilers? The wars been over for (stops to check watch) 72+ years now, 77 since we sunk the bastard. I mean, spoiler alerts have expiration dates.

[@rateater420]

Goldmattress you just had to spoil did ya? Oh well it was decades ago.

[@Irishcrossing]

We gotta find that battleship that's making such a fuss. We gotta sink the Bismarck, the world depends on us.

[@scprepper2672]

The other song about the bismark lol. Im a fan of both this and Sabaton.

[@thearizonaranger9175]

Hit those decks a running boys and spin those guns around

[@khyron1144]

@@thearizonaranger9175 When we find the Bismarck, we've gotta cut her down.

[@movedchannelsaboutpls3836]

The Hood found the Bismarck

[@thearizonaranger9175]

@@movedchannelsaboutpls3836 and on that fatel day

[@manband20]

The Internet is saying the Yamato's sister ship "Musashi" was the largest ship ever built, just barely squeaking past it's sister. But I think we're calling the Bismarck the "largest" for this series due to it being, at the time, the largest battleship on Earth.

[@braith117]

Musashi and Yamato were a bit different. Yamato was built as a gunboat while Musashi, build as a flagship, had 2 less secondary turrets to accommodate her more extensive command and control facilities.

[@Schnittertm1]

Even then it would be wrong, as Bismarcks sister ship Tirpitz also had been commissioned several months by the time Bismarck was sunk and it was the same size bulk wise, but a bit heavier. If we go by ships launched and undergoing fitting and sea trials, then both Yamato and Musashi would qualify, as they had both been launched in 1940, though it would take until December 1941 until Yamato finished fitting and sea trials and until the beginning of 1942 for Musashi to complete this stage and be commissioned. Anyway, the largest commissioned battleship at the time of Bismarcks sinking was its sister ship, the Tirpitz, not by much, but it was.

[@VRichardsn]

Giving Extra History the benefit of the doubt, the Bismarck was the largest warship in the world in early 1941, because the Yamato wasn´t completed yet (it would be comissioned in late 1941) Although if we get picky, we can say by the stage reached by Yamato´s construction in early 1941 it already surpassed the Bismarck, being so heavy.

[@spartan5271]

Cool profile pic

[@celairgilfaenmirion]

Still nope, the largest battleship at the time would still be the Yamato. Bismark sank in May 1941 and Yamato was launched in August 1940.

[@talon_xi]

"France had collapsed." Me: well, not surprising there.

[@rihanm.sgoogleaccount4462]

*But the EU called an ambulance, and his buddy was the medic.

[@Jdalio5]

It's as if France has been castrated lol

[@cyketrik]

As you can see here, an idiot that hasn't seen France, one of the most successful countries ever, as French, Beneluxian, and British feared shooting refugees that Germans sent across lines, taking out the best French forces.

[@concept5631]

@@cyketrik Fucking thank you.

[@AWildYamYam]

Extra credits- calls the Bismarck the largest battleship on earth IJN Yamato and Musashi- *sad battleship noises*

[@bkjeong4302]

To be fair, Yamato only entered service months after this.

[@Darqshadow]

At the time Bismarck was largest

[@kingofthings7929]

And Extra History thought they'd escaped Sabaton after they finished the Siege of Vienna series. Silly Extra History. *THERE IS NO ESCAPE.*

[@_3DRS]

yes

[@ivangenov6782]

@@_3DRS umm Bismarck, don't you think you need a little more than a name change to disguise yourself as an American dreadnought?

[@bigrod91]

Germany: We have the largest ship the Bismarck Japan: Hold my beer

[@nathanphilbrick-cruse3475]

@aboomination dang you beat me to it...

[@wolfshanze5980]

NigeriaBall: I think I know my history RealHistory: Yamato wasn't commisioned or in service at the time Bismarck sank, making Bismarck the largest battleship in the world at the time of her sinking.

[@Sophiebryson510]

AT THE TIME

[@wolfshanze5980]

@@Sophiebryson510 ya... Titanic was the largest passenger ship in the world at the time of her sinking, but strangely, comment boards of the Titanic aren't full of people saying "ya, but wasn't QE2 bigger?". Its the same thing.

[@lknanml]

The US. Yea we see it. Hold tight. We will be right with you. In the meantime look up. Artificial reef. We'd like to partner up with you on this project......

[@novaimperator1526]

Um i thought the yamato was the biggest battle ship on earth.....

[@Woodclaw]

I'm not sure if the Yamato was the biggest ever, but it was bigger than the Bismark, it was about 10 meters longer, 3 meters larger and weighted about 20,000 metrics tons more at full load (hat's 27-30 feet longer, 9-10 feet larger and 44,000 imperial tons more for you).

[@nickvanoosten2384]

Angel Soldier So did I, and yes it is. At least as far as my knowledge of history goes.

[@joshuawells8227]

It was constructed after this point in history.

[@benjaminrogers8875]

Tiax Anderson 'laid down,' is for when construction starts. launch is when construction ends and vessel leaves construction dock. comission is when the vessel enters active service.

[@banaroklionrage9536]

true, but that one was launched a year later, hence when it was launched it was the largest one.

[@PencilSticks]

Looks like Christopher Nolan has another WW2 movie to make!

[@concept5631]

AJW Yep

[@Nmethyltransferase]

Will it be another suspense thriller?

[@leopard2a547]

*New Sabaton song intensifies* KING OF THE OCEAN HE WAS MADE TO RULE THE WAVES ACROSS THE SEVEN SEAS

[@lethallizard963]

Bismarck - 251m HMS Hood - 262m HMS Prince of Wales - 227m Yamato - 263m

[@lethallizard963]

If you guys know of the lenghts of any other ships. Add it here in the replies.

[@Gilhelmi]

Gethin Topps That is length, but not size. Ships are measured in weight. How much armor, the size of her guns, and her propellers. The Bismarck was the largest (until Yamato and her sister came)

[@evanulven8249]

Hood and Prince of Wales were battlecruisers, not battleships, a distinction that will be made disastrously important very soon. They may have been longer, but they were lighter. Faster, certainly, but by no means in Bismarks league in armor or sheer mass. And the Yamato hadn't even had it's keel laid yet.

[@lethallizard963]

All I was doing was pointing out the lenghts, but I appreciate your input.

[@tytube3001]

MyCock - 273mm

[@Delta-es1lg]

"Largest Ship on Earth" Yamato: Am I a joke to you?

[@ghostarmy1106]

Yamato wasn't a think yet

[@Delta-es1lg]

@@ghostarmy1106 Yamato entered service with the Imperial Japanese navy in December 1941, and was in construction well before that, so it was definitely a thing.

[@jorenvanderark3567]

Unless the Yamamoto can tune travel then yes, she is a joke.

[@Panzer-3385XbS]

I don't want to be that ship but Yamato wasn't completed until after I sank so yes I am the largest ship

[@ivangenov6782]

@@Panzer-3385XbS are those containing you taking good care of you?

[@glasseskun]

Here's something for the Lies episode: ships are usually referred to as feminine using 'she' or 'her', but the Bismarck was one of the only ships referred to by Germans as masculine. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it was Captain Lindemann who referred to the ship as a 'he' when it was first set on water in 1936.

[@cracklingvoice]

Huh. I had never heard of that before. I have only ever heard of a ship referred to in the feminine. I need to look this up.

[@crabbyguy2737]

Copper Sulfate Teitoku in fact lindermann was the only one to refer to bismark as a He, everyone else refered to bismarck as a she

[@edtheangler4930]

Something about sabaton*

[@ibbi32]

We gotta sink the Bismarck cuase the world depends on us sike

[@colonel_fox]

Though we were not more than a footnote in WW2, Denmark is mentioned quite a lot here

[@merrittanimation7721]

Chris Jeppesen Because it is relevant

[@colonel_fox]

I know, but it normally isn't

[@tobymcelhinney5354]

Chris Jeppesen I don't see your point.

[@parkertinsley7329]

In May of nineteen forty-one the war had just begun The Germans had the biggest ship, they had the biggest guns The Bismarck was the fastest ship that ever sailed the sea On her deck were guns as big as steers and shells as big as trees Out of the cold and foggy night came the British ship, the Hood And every British seaman, he knew and understood They had to sink the Bismarck, the terror of the sea Stop those guns as big as steers and those shells as big as trees We'll find the German battleship that's makin' such a fuss We gotta sink the Bismarck cause the world depends on us Hit the decks a-runnin' boys and spin those guns around When we find the Bismarck we gotta cut her down The Hood found the Bismarck on that fatal day The Bismarck started firin' fifteen miles away "We gotta sink the Bismarck" was the battle sound But when the smoke had cleared away, the mighty Hood went down For six long days and weary nights they tried to find her trail Churchill told the people "put every ship a-sail 'Cause somewhere on that ocean I know she's gotta be We gotta sink the Bismarck to the bottom of the sea" We'll find that German battleship that's makin' such a fuss We gotta sink the Bismarck 'cause the world depends on us Hit the decks a-runnin' boys and spin those guns around When we find the Bismarck we gotta cut her down The fog was gone the seventh day and they saw the mornin' sun Ten hours away from homeland the Bismarck made its run The admiral of the British fleet said "turn those bows around We found that German battleship and we're gonna cut her down" The British guns were aimed and the shells were comin' fast The first shell hit the Bismarck, they knew she couldn't last That mighty German battleship is just a memory "Sink the Bismarck" was the battle cry that shook the seven seas We found that German battleship been makin' such a fuss We had to sink the Bismarck 'cause the world depends on us We hit the deck a-runnin' and we spun those guns around Yeah, we found the mighty Bismarck and prepared to cut her down We found that German battleship been makin' such a fuss We had to sink the Bismarck 'cause the world depends on us We hit the deck a-runnin' and we spun those guns around We found the mighty Bismarck and then we cut her down

[@Anatoli_Punto]

Nobody: Not a single soul in the universe: Not even their mom: Sabaton fans: *PRIDE OF A NATION*

[@valkkyrr]

*THE BEAST MADE OF STEEL*

[@Anatoli_Punto]

@@valkkyrr *BISMARCK IN MOTION*

[@deathgrips099]

@@Anatoli_Punto *KING OF THE OCEAN*

[@bertrandlyn7430]

deathgrips099 *HE WAS MADE TO RULES THE WAVES ACROSS THE SEVEN SEAS*

[@Anatoli_Punto]

@@bertrandlyn7430 *TO LEAD THE WAR MACHINE*

[@paullytle246]

you can't catch me

[@breakerdawn8429]

otto eduard Leopold von Bismarck Duke of launberg wrong Bismarck but still awesome content though

[@adamsemple4588]

2nd reich much

[@paullytle246]

xXAce_CommandoXx yasss

[@CoffeeSuccubus]

BEEESMARKKKK u no ur country ouldnt be possible without france :)

[@paullytle246]

Scourger of Souls and France can't stop germany ever

[@mattherrick7184]

Of course they could find the Bismarck. The Bismarck had a plan… The Bismarck, ALWAYS, had a plan

[@gamingpizza2163]

😂so original, how does he think of it🎉

[@daniela.valadez8870]

Honestly, the "Hunting the Bismarck" Series keep me on edge! SO GOOD!

[@technoimperialist9509]

"End with the destruction of the largest Battleship on Earth" Sad Japanese noise 1:39

[@jorenvanderark3567]

Well if the Japanese had commissioned their ship earlier...

[@enderboy1824]

This series is one of the first times I’ve had genuine fun watching a video. I love this! The atmosphere, the tragedies, the acts of heroism, the way you tell the story, I love it all!

[@ОлегКозлов-ю9т]

Remember the times when you could win Punic war by throwing hooks onto enemy ships? Ah, good times

[@blackcountryme]

Олег Козлов the phrase "Sling your hook" for go away comes from naval boarding parties.

[@jacobjohnson2603]

and when you won you could destroy their land by pouring salt on it

[@miguelmonteiro6498]

This is now a Sabaton reference

[@highflyFinn]

This is the new THEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED I feel

[@tjkeefe6676]

@@highflyFinn THE BISMARK AND THE KRIEGSMARINE

[@highflyFinn]

@@tjkeefe6676 HELL YEAH

[@dixieslav1274]

As it should be.

[@Phoenixesper1]

This examination of the bismark is probably the best miniseries this channel has ever done. its riveting, fascinating and always entertaining and informative.

[@Jopsyduck]

Bismarck's brother (German ships are referred to in the masculine) Tirpitz also terrified the British. He was in a Norwegian port for the entire war and yet significant war material was dedicated to take him out.

[@conorbrown5723]

I bet everybody saw the title and went OH MY GOD THEY FINALLY MADE A BISMARCK SERIES, and then was mightily shocked by the actually content of the episode. Still great stuff, though.

[@MalaysianChopsticks]

Conor Brown what about now?see the resemblance between the fat Bismarck and large Bismarck. XD

[@karsentube13yt]

For anyone wondering, RAF stands for Royal Air Force, HMS stands for His Majesty’s Ship or Her Majesty’s Ship (depending on the gender of the British monarch)

[@ilduca2810]

Thank you Extra Credits was just waiting for a serie like this... i'll love you forever.. and even more with some episodes on the Lepanto battle or the siege of Malta

[@Paveway-chan]

She was made to rule the waves and lead the Kriegemarine!!!

[@MrSedsone]

"He" :P

[@chanyb1]

@@MrSedsone HE

[@SerFloortje]

He

[@tuxedosteve1904]

@@MrSedsone ships are always a she.

[@MrSedsone]

@@tuxedosteve1904 Yes I'm aware, but apparently Bismarck was an exception to that "rule" also the lyrics of the song that was referenced says "He"

[@SandyEA]

Side note: Despite the fog and weather, the Bismark always knew it was being shadowed by the British ships. It had been equipped with a system that detected the radar signals at a range longer than the effective range of the British Radar.

[@1993Crag]

That isn't saying much. Most radar receivers at the time could detect signals at a longer effective range then what was been sent out and been received by a target.

[@gaychainsaw646]

One thing they didn't anticipated is.... That Bismarck had a plan, Bismark always had a plan.

[@perlasandoval7883]

it's a shame the plan was intercepted by the code breakers

[@TheCountDook]

I really love maritime wars. The Yamato, Bismark, Iowa and others are really fascinating and I hope one day to make a ship just as prestigious as them.

[@josephhall8685]

John Lee Zhen Good luck

[@louisweisberg6283]

What about Canadian supply convoys

[@basicfailure101]

in the American re-telling of the war, neither Canada or the rest of the empire make much of an appearance. In Britain it is remembered that Canada gave proportionally more men, materiele and money than the US.

[@DavidChipman]

In that picture of the two people carrying a box, I would have liked to have seen a Canadian flag on at least one of them. Both the US and Canada were involved in keeping Britain supplied.

[@ViDeOMaStErPaUl]

It was independent before WW1 and declared war on its own accord, the Empire could not force it to do anything because it no longer had control. So what the fuck are you talking about? Canada shares the British Queen but that is it, it is still independent.

[@SecretOwl2023]

By the numbers, Canada contributed roughly $4.7 billion to the UK while the United States contributed $31.4 billion. While Canada gave proportionately more relative to their GDP, the fact remains that U.S. contributed far more than Canada did, and that margin is even greater when you add the total contributions the U.S. gave to the USSR and China as well ($50.1 billion). So it is not an "American re-telling" to say U.S. supplies were more pivotal in the war effort. I am not trying to cheapen Canada's contributions to the war, but it irks me when people use anti-American terms like "American re-telling" so as to suggest a malicious or ignorant intent where none actually exists.

[@basicfailure101]

You realise I talk of Canada giving more proportionally to show that we remember how much of a sacrifice the Canadian people made, and how relatively it was a greater one than the US made (ie. it cost them more)? and please, don't try and tell me that no distortion of history ever takes place in America, because I will just laugh at you if you do.

[@PauaP]

I just enjoy how the European navy took a hard time finding one of the most largest ship during that time, then again the ocean is a pretty big place.

[@bthsr7113]

I see the Sabaton fans found this series, thought likely not through my link. Nice to see people with a passion for history.

[@trumint821]

It's not Otto Van Bismarck, but it's definitely as awesome!

[@awesometello9966]

TruMint they actually gonna do a series on him later in the year

[@trumint821]

Mmmmm, nice.

[@Zwockel95]

Von. German. Not Dutch.

[@denoizewan7999]

*He was made to rule the waves across the seven seas To lead the warmachine To rule the waves and lead the Kriegsmarine The terror of the seas The Bismarck and the Kriegsmarine*

[@elroyscout]

Why the hell is Britain standing alone in the middle of an anachronistic Yugoslavia?

[@lorikibraimi8889]

Christopher OBrien i was wondering the same thing... 2:33

[@lknanml]

Hot chicks?

[@lorikibraimi8889]

Also the others: Germany on Spain, Italy in Belgium, Japan in Russia i think...

[@Newdivide]

The Bismarck was also carrying a cat named Oscar, who was later named Unsinkable Sam by the British as he survived three ship sinkings. The cat died in 1955 in Belfast, Northern Ireland

[@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684]

Please remember that other fairy stories are also available.

[@GhettoSmoshFan420]

@@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684 calm down bro it’s NOT that serious 😭😭🙏🙏

[@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684]

@@GhettoSmoshFan420 Calm down? what ARE you on about?

[@SamaritanPrime]

The Bismarck be like I always feel like SOMEBODY'S WATCHING MEEEEE AND i GOT NO PRIVACY

[@skellyk4882]

wow extra credits a million subs i remember when you guys had only 500 thousand love what you guy do

[@reneequintana7027]

I love these Extra History episodes!! Your word choose just draws me in and makes me want more, keep up the good work

[@WW1Fanatic]

“Pride of a nation a beast made of steel. Bismarck in motion, King of the Ocean HE WAS MADE, TO RULE THE WAVES, ACROSS THE SEVEN SEAS!”

[@garrettallen7427]

*Johnny Horton Intensifying

[@gamejunk2707]

the largest battleship on earth was Yamato

[@calcon309]

GameJunk he's talking about the ships displacement

[@gamejunk2707]

the iorn warrior. I know, but Yamato’s displacement was 72000 tons full loaded. Bismarck’s displacement was about 50000 tons

[@TheDedictvi]

he meant the largest ship in that time.

[@gamejunk2707]

Shrekha. HMS Nelson had 16 inch guns

[@BullGator-kd6ge]

I think Shrekha is talking about length and displacement not the caliber of the guns

[@itzfixxer6903]

your the reason i dont have to do history homework for my homeschooling

[@BruhxWhy]

Imma tell your mom where you get yo cliffsnotes from o.o

[@Ethan-mp7wr]

I mean, if this is how you get to learn history, I might wanna try homeschooling soon...

[@sanitarycockroach9038]

He was made to rule the waves across the seven seas!

[@nandinhocunha440]

Swordfish: hold up cuh

[@edwardkenway148]

To lead the warmachine rule the waves and lead the Kriegsmarine

[@sanitarycockroach9038]

@@edwardkenway148 The terror of the seas, the Bismark and the Kriegsmarine!

[@mperor87]

You rarely see a sponsored video with such likes/dislikes rate, the Extra Credits team know how to do proper paid content. Keep it up!

[@pretzelbomb6105]

Stoptherock they also have the advantage of their sponsored content not feeling shoehorned in. Whenever a gaming channel starts talking about skillshare or a comedy channel mentions audible, it feels tacked on and makes me dislike the product a bit because of it. This isn’t just a “Buy the way, play WoWarships” tacked onto the end of an unrelated video, but an entire series on a very interesting topic sponsored by a related product. I hope we see a lot more in the way of sponsorships from companies based around history, they’ve already brought us the Bismarck Hunt, Hiawatha, and Berlin Airlift episodes, so I can’t wait for what comes next.

[@wis7604]

Pretzelbomb I know it’s 8 months late but the series was started(second punic war) by the creators of Rome:Total War

[@tomjackal5708]

In may of 1941, the war had just begun. The Germans had the biggest ship, that had the biggest guns. The Bismarck was the fastest ship that ever sailed the sea. On her decks were guns as big as steers and shells as big as trees. Out of the cold and foggy night came the British ship, the Hood. And every British seaman he knew and understood. They had to sink the Bismarck, the terror of the sea. Stop those guns as big as steers and those shells as big as trees. We'll find the German battleship that's makin' such a fuss. We gotta sink the Bismarck cause the world depends on us. Yeah hit the decks a runnin', boys and spin those guns around. When we find the Bismarck we gotta cut her down. The Hood found the Bismarck and on that fatal day. The Bismarck started firing fifteen miles away. We gotta sink the Bismarck was the battle sound. But when the smoke had cleared away the mighty Hood went down. For six long days and weary nights, they tried to find her trail. Churchill told the people "put every ship to sail." Cause somewhere on that ocean I know she's gotta be. We gotta sink the Bismarck to the bottom of the sea. We'll find the German battleship that's makin' such a fuss. We gotta sink the Bismarck cause the world depends on us. Yeah hit the decks a runnin', boys and spin those guns around. When we find the Bismarck we gotta cut her down. The fog was gone the seventh day and they saw the morning sun. Ten hours away from homeland the Bismarck made its run. The Admiral of the British fleet said turn those bows around. We found that German battleship and we're gonna cut her down. The British guns were aimed and the shells were coming fast. The first shell hit the Bismarck they knew she couldn't last. That mighty German battleship is just a memory. "Sink the Bismarck" was the battle cry that shook the seven seas. We found the German battleship t'was makin' such a fuss. We had to sink the Bismarck cause the world depends on us. We hit the deck a runnin' and we and spun those guns around, yeah. We found the mighty Bismarck and then we cut her down. We found the German battleship t'was makin' such a fuss. We had to sink the Bismarck cause the world depends on us. We hit the deck a runnin' and we and spun those guns around, yeah. We found the mighty Bismarck and then we cut her down.

[@shay3355]

Some would say HMS Victory... Some will say Missouri.... But deep down we all know, *Bismark is the one.*

[@metaknight115]

Yamato: Am I a joke to you

[@pauldickinson3961]

HE WAS MADE TO RULE THE WAVES ACROSS THE SEVEN SEAS

[@sinthoras1917]

One little, but for a german, pretty annoying mistake: Its not Prinz EUgen, but Prinz euGEN, the Emphasis is on the last syllable.

[@carlradestrom3474]

sinthoras lol

[@jamiengo2343]

Who the fuck decided to have a Vice Admiral in charge of the Home Fleet

[@sharnejohnson8005]

Great Jamie I assume the guy who also had to decide who was in charge of the other tens of fleets all around the world

[@danne579]

He succeeded Admiral William Whitworth in 1941, so some would perhaps blame it on a "blind/strict" chain of command, but prior to Holland's promotion he was apparently involved in the finding of a code book on a german weather vessel (Lauenburg) that was crucial for translating German communication (Enigma). So maybe it was something of a reward? He had partaken in larger sea battles, but never truly distinguished himself as an exceptional commander of the sea. However, I only did a (really!) quick serach on google (diva document) and an even quicker glance through some of my books; so please, do argue against if you will! I'm sure to have missed a lot of details.

[@danne579]

Samuel Pomfret That’s simply due to you being such a badass sea commander, you can’t compare yourself to these “noob” commanders; your awesomeness will win out every time!

[@railgun-2814]

My cubes are ready for Bismarck

[@F-4E-58-MC]

Agreed. *Rerun intensifies*

[@yiyoascen]

WE NEED A LONG SERIES ON THE MONGOLS

[@robertwalpole360]

Did John Green send you?

[@Lightspeeds]

there is Dan carlin's series on it. It's called wrath of the khan's.

[@Ranlac_the_Black]

Whoa you didn't butcher the "Prinz Eugen" 's name anywhere as much as feared you would! Good job!

[@jjsmith7707]

Everyone here talking about Sabaton. I'm over here hearing The Bismark by Johnny Horton while watching.

[@Table88373]

From the mist, a shape, a ship, is taking form And the silence of the sea is about to drift into a storm Sign of power, show of force Raise the anchor, battleship's plotting its course Pride of a nation, a beast made of steel Bismarck in motion, king of the ocean He was made to rule the waves across the seven seas To lead the war machine To rule the waves and lead the Kriegsmarine The terror of the seas The Bismarck and the Kriegsmarine

[@avalynpoe4441]

Well, you (or rather, Sabaton) has gotten yourself a ton of extra views now.

[@255ad]

it wasn't the Bismarck but my grandfather was a deckhand on a ship that sunk a german ship in WW2, it was the Scharnhorst

[@Poctyk]

>Scharnhorst >destroyer ???? What?

[@Paata02]

Damn That's storytelling talent, I wish you were my grandpa lol

[@mosleyman3136]

Extra credits please do the Falkland's War.

[@StoneCresent]

Um, the reconnaissance planes depicted should be Supermarine Spitfire PR Mk.VIs rather than Westland Lysanders. The Lysanders were too vulnerable and short-legged to even reach the Skagerrak Straits between Denmark and Norway. However, the Spitfire PR Mk VIs had the range to get to the waters around Denmark and the speed to survive encounters with German fighters or flak.

[@elikempema2858]

StoneCresent nerd

[@panzerdragon1121]

StoneCresent the planes arent important to the story

[@dennytampubolon3259]

Bundeswehr still annoying to people that knew it tho

[@lt_darkseekerantique3911]

True dat

[@lt_darkseekerantique3911]

Plus Lysanders were mainly used for S.O.E ops as they could as what pilots say"land on a dime"

[@Someguy2458-r3j]

Extra History: Says Bismark is the Largest Battleship Yamato: Hello?

[@sovietnugget8237]

Bismarck: were unsinkable! Me: tell that to the titanic

[@Panzer-3385XbS]

Hm the curse of the "unsinkable" ships well not anymore I can sink whenever I want to

[@DuckSwagington]

World of Warships, the only Wargaming game afloat...

[@gonzapra1]

Well, World of tanks must be going pretty well, since everytime they show a new tank, its sold by millions...

[@Bcd31997]

Gonzalo De Prada is world of planes still popular?

[@gonzapra1]

No idea, I just played the beta back in the day. Right now im just looking for some kind of tactical online game specifically NOT made by wargaming xd

[@libertymapping8945]

DuckSwagington well you can try War Thunder

[@centuriomacro9787]

Great Show, keep up the good work

[@sheepuswoolius]

"End with the destruction of the largest battleship on Earth" *Yamato: Am I a joke to you?*

[@inregiis5327]

Bismarck had a plan... Bismarck always had a plan.

[@Summaxii]

in regiis nice one

[@MichaelOrphanos]

Bismarck Van Der Linde

[@huzaifa8665]

Who's here after sabotan released their new song "Bismark"?

[@TheAKgunner]

I am.

[@charlestonianbuilder344]

Practically the whole kriegmarine navy is just the bismarck itself along with subs.and when that ship sank the kriegsmarine is practically under the waves, litterally with the subs

[@Ayelmar]

Only one tiny nitpick: I'm sure that this will be addressed in "Lies"as a matter of simplifying and saving explanation time, but while it is traditional for ships to be referred to with feminine pronouns, in the case of Bismarck, it seems the male pronoun was used. As written by one of the surviving officers,Lieutenant von Müllenheim-Rechberg, in his book "Bismarck: A Survivor Story," fhe commanding officer, Captain Ernst Lindemann, addressed the crew and: "After a short pause, Lindemann added: "One more thing. In the future, I would prefer to hear people on board use the masculine form when speaking of the Bismarck. So powerful a ship as this could only be a he, not a she." I resolved to accede to his wish and, although I have had a few slips of tongue, have done so ever since."

[@SkullMahn]

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

[@lilywalker7499]

"Admiral Tovey, who has been living next to the phone for the past 24 hours…" can't blame the man but please sleep is good

[@marianopicco]

This needs to be a movie...

[@markbarlow8770]

marianopicco it is, its on you tube , its old and in black and white but its a very good movie. If you can get over yhe black and white bit

[@olliegoria]

"Sink the Bismarck!", 1960.

[@soyusmaximus7176]

@@erseshe I could go for a Legend of the Galactic Heroes-esque anime about WWII.

[@rachelwoodruff7408]

Honestly my favorite Extra History series. Why can't they teach us this in school?

[@vergilsmotivation5126]

“It would start with a panicked dinner and end with the sinking of the largest battleship in the world” Yamato class: am I a joke to you?

[@KuroiWinter95]

Yamato still doesn't exist at the time

[@vergilsmotivation5126]

Watch Walker no u

[@vergilsmotivation5126]

John Cornell it’s a joke....

[@bigluke7186]

Is nobody gonna mention the fact that he keeps calling the Bismarck a "she" when the ship was actually referred to as a "he"?

[@kerlongsjorlejov1945]

I think most people just realize now that te Bismarck used the male terms of he instead of she.

[@SweetMattieG]

Goddamn. I already know what happens and I was still leaned toward the screen. Fantastic storytelling.