This is definitely as good as it gets right here. I'm a historian and this is money in the bank. When it pans out u see what's left of Hood. Unbelievable
@@jackburton6462 As if Bismarck's "awesomeness" destroyed Hood. It was a million to one shot that would have destroyed any other ship in the same circumstances... NO ship tends to react very well to 100 tons of cordite deflagrating in it's bowels.
My father was born and raised in Hamburg, where the "Bimarck" had been built. He remembered how sad and quiet the whole city was after it's sinking. Not because of losing the battle but the loss of the crew which was mainly from Hamburg.
@@scooter2kool173 Germans were the devils in this war... and very happy when other nations cities were being destroyed -> from literally day one of this war... and in previous war, guess who came up with the idea of poisoning people with huge clouds of chemicals to make them die in unimaginable torments. Germans also got very little punishment for what they did and with exceptions of few best known name most of the biggest criminals were living happy life in West Germany with West Germany courts claiming that genocide was not illegal so no crime was done... Best example of that is Heinz Reinefarth, blood of 150 000 to 200 000 civilians on his hand and not even a single month of prison for him.... he was even elected for important public positions and local government.
Fourteen hundred and fifteen British sailors perished after being attacked by the Bismarck.....only three survived. I'm pretty sure their hometowns were sad as well.
Most of this is of Bismarck's sea trials in the Baltic Sea April 1941, taken from the deck of the Prinz Eugen. By the time of the Battle of the Denmark Strait 24 May 1941 the Bismarck had lost the colourful black and white disruptor camoflage and was painted overall in grey, only the last blurry minute and half or so are from the actual battle. This footage has been created by two different films.
@@taelee73 This is two films joined together. The first part is the sea trials. There is a short piece at the end filmed from the Prinz Eugen which is the battle.
@@taelee73 they wanted them trials to be realistic, so there was the other ship (veteran-like) which fired some very accurate shots just to scare the Bismarck's crew but not to hit them
As with Hood's crew, those men seen on the deck had a short time left to live. Another example of the futility of (though sometimes necessary) war. Old men decide and young men die. RIP to them all.
preserving all life is not the highest good, look around you, do you think the average idi0t deserves to be preserved, no they dont, they are drones who are aimless and confused without an animating ideal to give purpose to their lives. look at all the false doctrines and ideologies of error in circulation, and fractured society that cant agree on what is true on any subject, selfish self interested persons mockingly pretending to be a society, the best ideal they can muster is liberty and preserve everyone no matter what which is a crude veneer of saying that they dont want the divisions and themselves to be exposed to natures consequences, its a disgusting system, it breeds falsehood and weakness and conformity at expense of your nature, there are better systems out there than the ridiculous naive idea of preserving every drone. Sometimes the drones sacrifice for some idea that is higher than their plain of existence, and that is their only redeeming quality, that they let the vehicle of their bodies carry some higher truth, other than that they are self interested ignoramuses and couch potatos and sleazebags, and they are not material from which civilizations are made and maintained, it is only when they switch on their collective consciousness and have a proper ideal that they are activated members of the Volk doing something great and innovative for their collective welfare, but for this to happen u need the right ideology, the right leader, and everything in its proper place as fits our nature , as opposed to craven gluttony and decadence decay confusion and self destruction. we eur0peans need to switch on again, before our time runs out. 14
Bismarck FuMO 23 radar was not work properly due to not go on trail before the battle & got shutdown by the 38cm SK C/34 gun blast and instead Prinz Eugen was send forward with the work-in-normal FuMO 27 radar to scout & alert to the enemy ship present but problem that lead to the useless of the FuMO 23 was the lack of PPI short for Plant Position Indicator which could track multiple target & the gunnery officier doesn't need to correct the target after each salvo.
PPI is short for Plan Position Indicator...what most people nowadays think when they see a radar picture, able to measure both bearing and range. The German range had a rather simple scope that measure only range...the target looks like a peak on the scope.
Nerves of absolute steel. To be on one of these ships and not literally having anxiety every second of every day i cannot even begin to imagine what these men went through.
In war, it is not necessary to be free from suffering a great deal of anxiety a lot of the time. With good training people are able to remain functional regardless of their mental state. Of course this has generated enormous numbers of alcoholic and otherwise severely emotionally damaged veterans over the years, but that's one of the more minor costs involved in fighting a war.
... and following the end of the "Bismarck" ... War is terrible, not important where in the world 🌍🌎. My Grandfather's serves in the Wehrmacht, one lost his life in prison as POW in Poland. The revenge of the winner. That's the reason because I never touched a uniform and a gun. Fighting must always the "little man", not the government. Stay your life peacefully and respect others. Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪
Orders from the Top. Was to sink the Bismarck No matter what.. Even if they had already surrendered. The Battleship still got pummeled with wave after wave of shells till it sunk. Tragic loss of life, which was harsh from the British Navy. War is war as they say.
@@karlpedersen7Bismarck was within range of Luftwaffe patrols from France and could have been salvaged if not sunk. Add to that the RN ships were low on fuel they had to finish her off and get out of range of bombers. Drachinefel has a great in depth documentary on the battle.
@@karlpedersen7 If that was the case there would be no Geneva Convention. and such. The Allies were bitter and vengeful victors, not really honorable a lot of the time.
beautiful machinery and awsome footage, but the guy who made the aftereffects didnt know that the sound comes later, what I mean is the ship when firing is at least 500m away from cam guy, so it should be a slight delay until we hear the actual sound of the firing.
It's mind blowing though, the cost, then building it, a very large crew, new technology, and yet gone to the sea bottom on its 1st time in the North Atlantic 😮 RIP all who went down with it 🎉
Reminds me of this other ship that was cutting edge and latest and greatest that also sank in the atlantic on its voyage. Cant quite remember what it was called. Oh well, its probably not very well known anyways
My grandfather was on HMS Prince of Wales, Gunnery PO; Prince of Wales holed Bismarck in the bow (the beginning of the end), before making smoke and withdrawing after Bismarck hit her bridge with a 16 inch shell (among numerous other damages).
PoW also scored an underwater hit on Bismarck that forced flooding of one of Bismarck's boiler rooms. PoW withdrew after experiencing malfunctions on both quad gun turrets, leaving PoW with only two useable 14" guns. PoW continued to shadow Bismarck, closing twice to fire on the retreating Bismarck before experiencing the turrent malfunctions again. To be fair, PoW was rushed into operation for this mission and hadn't undergone a proper shakedown cruise. Bismarck managed to slip away while PoW was fixing her turrets again, changing course to steam to France for repairs.
@@iansneddon2956 Absolutely. PoW was rushed into action from Belfast before she was even completed, civilian gunnery engineers were still aboard heading into action. After some research, a few years ago, I managed to find a map of PoW's fall of shot during the 15-minute engagement. The gunnery turrets on PoW were a real problem, as I understand. My grandfather, PO George F. Pople, had retired in the late 1930s, and volunteered for active service after the declaration of war. He survived the sinking off Singapore, and died in January, 1945, of pneumonia on a training ship in Portsmouth. He was 51.
Der Anfang vom Ende war eine Kette von Fehlentscheidungen, die letztendlich durch den glücklichen Treffer in die Ruderanlage dafür sorgte, das ein Entkommen unmöglich gemacht wurde. Aber selbst wenn sie Entkommen wäre, hätte man sie, wie alle anderen Schlachtschiffe gejagt, gestellt, versenkt. Oder es wie bei der Tirpitz gemacht.
Sadly I must disappoint you about the sound....if it would have been authentic sound the blast from Bismarcs gun would have come with a ca 6 seconds delay as she is about 2 km away from the Printz Eugen..... The orinal black and white film had no sound. When they added the color they did a great work, when they added sound they also did a good job but they likely not consulted s sailor. Also at one occasion the wind is very load but it's clear that the smoke from Bismarck funnel goes straight up = they are going downwind with exactly the same speed as the wind. In such occasion it becomes nearly magically silent on the bridge or anywhere outdoors abouar your ship
They were good ships but not better than what the Royal Navy had, contrary to Hitler's propaganda. The Bismarck was not "the most powerful battleship afloat". Plenty of RN battleships were capable to taking her on alone if necessary. The reason for the serious concern about them was because Adm. Raeder planned to use them for convoy raiding, as the British knew very well. This is classic sea denial strategy, the correct approach when a navy has insufficient strength to challenge their opponent for sea control. Fortunately for us all, the RN prevailed. Otherwise the world might be a very different place today.
If you don't know it yet, most of the video is captured by the crew of Prinz Eugen. I mean, y'all should know this already. You can tell the difference very well. Edit: Shoutout to the crew that recorded these videos, cuz videos of real warships in action captured by that time of the action is happening are very hard to find anywhere, what more WW2 warships like we have here. Which is Prinz Eugen & Bismarck, two of these ships are one of my favourite ships to play in WoWs btw. :3
for all the guys who want to know what they are saying (if this is real) the first sentence at 1:51 is "Ich weiß es nicht" (eng: I don't know) the second sentence at 1:55 is "es ist (traumhaftes?) Wetter" (it's fantastic weather) the last group of words at 2:05 sounds like "ich hole etwas" (I'll get something) or "schon etwas" (already something) the rest is so quiet and masked by the noise that I can't identify anything from that if someone understands more or wants to correct me then feel free to do so
It isn’t original. I’ve seen the original footage from the original reel it was on and it is very shaky and hard to make out specific details. There is no audio. This is a modern reconstruction of the footage.
I met a German man living in Australia when I was younger who served during her sea trials. His service on her completed before she went out for the last time. He saw it as a floating metal coffin. He considered himself a lucky man to get off it. RIP Hort.
Not quite the King of the ocean, she'd easily been put down by an American CV without her ever seeing the carrier. Also, U.S.S. Washington and North Carolina would argue that point legitimately, especially with their 16 inch guns.
@@andrewgreaves6448 Off to the left of the plume of smoke you can see HMS Prince of Wales. They had to make a hard turn, to starboard I think, to avoid colliding with the stricken Hood. Then at the 3:40 mark or so you can see the plume of smoke still hanging and to the left another plume of smoke which was then the damaged Prince of Wales retiring from the fight.
Historical footage and the roaring sound of Bismarck's salvo where you can even hear the shells screaming through the air ...imagine if it was possible to have some footage from the "Battle of Trafalgar" or "Battle of Salamis"
What amazing historical footage. Bismarck was a beast. It is terrifying to think how they wiped out Hood so quickly. When I watch Bismarck's salvos I guess they are the ones hitting Hood. Priceless piece of film.
Hood was a WW1 Battlecruiser, built for speed with comparatively weak armour compared to a true Battleship. One lucky hit from Bismark penetrated her rear magazine blowing her in two.
"Sabaton". … Bismark 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 Bismark and the Kriegsmarine.
@@robertdoble7665 HI, I really cannot remember his name, but you do. He said that he was below deck when the ship blew up, and had no idea how he survived. He was quite young on the day, a very humble man, thanking God for giving him life.
@@hohenstaufen.1010 Yes but unlike Bismark, Hood achieved its object which was to inflict damage on the German ships. Even tho Hood was sunk, the Bismark failed as it's goal was to avoid damage and sail to the shipping lanes. So although it was a tactical defeat, it was a stategic victory for the British who considered themselves expendable.
Im try to guess the feelings of the crews of both Bismark an Hood they felt when they were fighting eachother. It looks so frightening. Everyone must have known that this might be their last minutes on earth. And then the big smoke colums on the horizon. For the Bismark crew it had to be clear that there was hell spreading on Hood. Absolutly terrifying. 😢
I wish these ships would have survived the war. I would have loved to walk on them, especially the Bismarck! I went on the USS Massachusetts battleship when I was 10 yrs old and was amazed! Bismarck would have been INCREDIBLE to tour!!!!!
You wouldn't have wished this is you were British, the Bismarck was a real threat to our supplies of food and materials from the US which wasn't in the war at that time, fortunately the Royal Navy got it before it could do too much damage
I'm not exactly sure what's going on here. The battle seems to start at 2:07. Is that Bismarck firing her guns? Do we actually see Hood? All of that thick black smoke we see - I imagine - is created from the firing of Bismarck's guns, and not of any hits
I read that Lutjens ordered battle footage recorded on the Bismark to be flown back to Brest by one of the ship's floatplanes but a shell hit by Prince of Wales disabled the catapult, and so the reels ended up going down with the ship.
Shame that the restoration sound recording at 2:14, 2:25 and 2:32 etc has the gun booming at the same time as you see the muzzle flash. At the distance the camera footage was taken, the boom should be many seconds after the flash. The speed of sound is 330m per sec. That ship firing was more than 300m away from the ship upon which the cameraman was filming.
The Hood explodes at about 3:10. At about 3:17 we can see the POW passing to the right of the wreck of the Hood and firing her main guns to the German ships.
To me this was a fair fight ...ship to ship ... the german guns and fire control were outstanding for that time - their ship design more safe - sad so many lost their lives
The size of Bismarck allowed the ship to soak up more damage, and the turtleback armor scheme was optimized to protect against close range fire. But a compromise of this was that Bismark's citadel was not buoyant enough to keep the whole ship afloat if other parts were flooded, and it lowered the point along the hull where water would flow over and start flooding the citadel from above. This shows in the out of control flooding Bismarck was experiencing when the order to scuttle was given, with Bismarck listing 20 degrees to port. Bismarck was doomed at this point, so the primary purpose of the scuttling order was to give the crew permission to leave their posts and abandon ship with honor. The armor scheme did not prevent the RN from taking out Bismarck's guns in short order, turning the German battleship into a helpless gunnery practice target.
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 Two thousand men, and fifty thousand tons of steel Set the course for the Atlantic with the Allies on their heel Firepower, firefight Battle Stations, keep the targets steady in sight
Bismarck looked like a freaking steel city!! 😱 This footage is absolutely amazing!!
This is definitely as good as it gets right here. I'm a historian and this is money in the bank. When it pans out u see what's left of Hood. Unbelievable
@@jackburton6462 As if Bismarck's "awesomeness" destroyed Hood. It was a million to one shot that would have destroyed any other ship in the same circumstances... NO ship tends to react very well to 100 tons of cordite deflagrating in it's bowels.
@@jackburton6462 It is amazing historical footage. Also very sad looking where Hood was. 1500 sailors dead. :-(
@@jackburton6462that’s not the hood….
Absolutely f____ing amazing
My father was born and raised in Hamburg, where the "Bimarck" had been built. He remembered how sad and quiet the whole city was after it's sinking. Not because of losing the battle but the loss of the crew which was mainly from Hamburg.
War is hell. Ole timer told me
@@scooter2kool173 Germans were the devils in this war... and very happy when other nations cities were being destroyed -> from literally day one of this war...
and in previous war, guess who came up with the idea of poisoning people with huge clouds of chemicals to make them die in unimaginable torments.
Germans also got very little punishment for what they did and with exceptions of few best known name most of the biggest criminals were living happy life in West Germany with West Germany courts claiming that genocide was not illegal so no crime was done... Best example of that is Heinz Reinefarth, blood of 150 000 to 200 000 civilians on his hand and not even a single month of prison for him.... he was even elected for important public positions and local government.
Fourteen hundred and fifteen British sailors perished after being attacked by the Bismarck.....only three survived. I'm pretty sure their hometowns were sad as well.
Britain shouldn't have started the two WWs.
@@markkierznowski6121 That is quite possibly the stupidest statement I've ever read!
Most of this is of Bismarck's sea trials in the Baltic Sea April 1941, taken from the deck of the Prinz Eugen. By the time of the Battle of the Denmark Strait 24 May 1941 the Bismarck had lost the colourful black and white disruptor camoflage and was painted overall in grey, only the last blurry minute and half or so are from the actual battle. This footage has been created by two different films.
If it’s sea trails, how come there are shells going off in the water near her?
@@taelee73 This is two films joined together. The first part is the sea trials. There is a short piece at the end filmed from the Prinz Eugen which is the battle.
@@taelee73 they wanted them trials to be realistic, so there was the other ship (veteran-like) which fired some very accurate shots just to scare the Bismarck's crew but not to hit them
@@StephenFarrow-gx6qu like someone has posted, you can even see the bow of a ship sinking in part of the film
@@taelee73 Try reading my previous reply, only the last 1:30 seconds is a battle.
my great grandpa died on the bismarck, he worked at one of the big guns. rip
Yea that’s crazy how they could just not surrender the ship save min board.
@@richardthomas1566 Bless his heart! All those brave men! HMS Hood, HMS Prince Of Wales, and the Bismark! Men were killed and wounded!
@@jasonthorpe7087 Amen
My brother had a girlfriend whose grandfather fought on Bismarck - and was one of the very few to survive its' sinking.
My grandpa served on Leichter Kreuzer Karlsruhe which was sunk at Chrisiansand/Norway. But he survived.
As with Hood's crew, those men seen on the deck had a short time left to live. Another example of the futility of (though sometimes necessary) war. Old men decide and young men die. RIP to them all.
Actually those men were Prinz Eugen's crew filming Bismarck from their deck they survived and so did this footage which wouldn't exist without them
preserving all life is not the highest good, look around you, do you think the average idi0t deserves to be preserved, no they dont, they are drones who are aimless and confused without an animating ideal to give purpose to their lives. look at all the false doctrines and ideologies of error in circulation, and fractured society that cant agree on what is true on any subject, selfish self interested persons mockingly pretending to be a society, the best ideal they can muster is liberty and preserve everyone no matter what which is a crude veneer of saying that they dont want the divisions and themselves to be exposed to natures consequences, its a disgusting system, it breeds falsehood and weakness and conformity at expense of your nature, there are better systems out there than the ridiculous naive idea of preserving every drone. Sometimes the drones sacrifice for some idea that is higher than their plain of existence, and that is their only redeeming quality, that they let the vehicle of their bodies carry some higher truth, other than that they are self interested ignoramuses and couch potatos and sleazebags, and they are not material from which civilizations are made and maintained, it is only when they switch on their collective consciousness and have a proper ideal that they are activated members of the Volk doing something great and innovative for their collective welfare, but for this to happen u need the right ideology, the right leader, and everything in its proper place as fits our nature , as opposed to craven gluttony and decadence decay confusion and self destruction. we eur0peans need to switch on again, before our time runs out. 14
The firepower from those guns is terrifying.
the shell splashes coming back at her would/could be worse
Very impressive. A friend was on a ship close to the Missouri during a training exercise. He said the sound of the guns firing was unbelievable
War is about Monkeys throwing rocks. In this case, 800kg fused HE projectile at 800m/s.
KGV hood and Rodney all have better firepower.
@@ddoubleg But worse accuracy.
who knows how far can you hear the shells flying....Ted Brigs on Hood said they sounded like a train goin through a tunnel
Prinz Eugen was one of the most beautiful ships in the world.
Luckiest too.
If the cameraman were on the Bismarck the entire outcome would have been different.
We wouldn't have seen the footage.
@@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684 he means the Bismarck wouldn't have sunk because cameramen never die.
i think on the Bismarck was a camera crew too, but that foottage is obviously lost with them ;)
No the camera is on Prinz eugen in the frond is bismark
@@astrophotogarphyhub8023 nobody said anything different
Absolutely amazing. When she let loose it was on. My God the view from Prinz is amazing
Bismarck FuMO 23 radar was not work properly due to not go on trail before the battle & got shutdown by the 38cm SK C/34 gun blast and instead Prinz Eugen was send forward with the work-in-normal FuMO 27 radar to scout & alert to the enemy ship present but problem that lead to the useless of the FuMO 23 was the lack of PPI short for Plant Position Indicator which could track multiple target & the gunnery officier doesn't need to correct the target after each salvo.
PPI is short for Plan Position Indicator...what most people nowadays think when they see a radar picture, able to measure both bearing and range. The German range had a rather simple scope that measure only range...the target looks like a peak on the scope.
You're right!
Legends were made and legends were lost upon the rough seas, on that cloudy and windy day in the great North Atlantic.
It’s astonishing how modern that ship looks 85 years later.
Nerves of absolute steel. To be on one of these ships and not literally having anxiety every second of every day i cannot even begin to imagine what these men went through.
In war, it is not necessary to be free from suffering a great deal of anxiety a lot of the time. With good training people are able to remain functional regardless of their mental state. Of course this has generated enormous numbers of alcoholic and otherwise severely emotionally damaged veterans over the years, but that's one of the more minor costs involved in fighting a war.
Impressive footage but let us not forget. These where the moment nearly all onboard the Hood lost their lives. Only 3 survived.
... and following the end of the "Bismarck" ...
War is terrible, not important where in the world 🌍🌎.
My Grandfather's serves in the Wehrmacht, one lost his life in prison as POW in Poland. The revenge of the winner.
That's the reason because I never touched a uniform and a gun. Fighting must always the "little man", not the government.
Stay your life peacefully and respect others.
Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪
Orders from the Top. Was to sink the Bismarck No matter what.. Even if they had already surrendered. The Battleship still got pummeled with wave after wave of shells till it sunk.
Tragic loss of life, which was harsh from the British Navy. War is war as they say.
@@karlpedersen7Bismarck was within range of Luftwaffe patrols from France and could have been salvaged if not sunk. Add to that the RN ships were low on fuel they had to finish her off and get out of range of bombers.
Drachinefel has a great in depth documentary on the battle.
@@karlpedersen7 If that was the case there would be no Geneva Convention. and such. The Allies were bitter and vengeful victors, not really honorable a lot of the time.
@@JuergenGDBbollocks nazi apologiser. Germany has not received enough for what they were doing from the very beginning of the war.
Einfach unglaublich die Bilder und diese feuerkraft!!!
Die Geschütze waren riesig, es gibtnoch welche davon in Scandinavien.
Hatt nichts gebracht haha
@@michielderuyter6011 stimmt die hatten gegen die Niederländer keine Chance ;-)
Best colour film I've seen of this thanks for sharing.
beautiful machinery and awsome footage, but the guy who made the aftereffects didnt know that the sound comes later, what I mean is the ship when firing is at least 500m away from cam guy, so it should be a slight delay until we hear the actual sound of the firing.
Just came across this one. As usual, Fantastic. Thanks, Bob
My grandfather was a naval engineer, he was in the team that developed the Bismarck...
WHEN WAS THAT?
Wow just amazing footage!
It's mind blowing though, the cost, then building it, a very large crew, new technology, and yet gone to the sea bottom on its 1st time in the North Atlantic 😮 RIP all who went down with it 🎉
Reminds me of this other ship that was cutting edge and latest and greatest that also sank in the atlantic on its voyage. Cant quite remember what it was called. Oh well, its probably not very well known anyways
My grandfather was on HMS Prince of Wales, Gunnery PO; Prince of Wales holed Bismarck in the bow (the beginning of the end), before making smoke and withdrawing after Bismarck hit her bridge with a 16 inch shell (among numerous other damages).
15 inch
PoW also scored an underwater hit on Bismarck that forced flooding of one of Bismarck's boiler rooms.
PoW withdrew after experiencing malfunctions on both quad gun turrets, leaving PoW with only two useable 14" guns. PoW continued to shadow Bismarck, closing twice to fire on the retreating Bismarck before experiencing the turrent malfunctions again. To be fair, PoW was rushed into operation for this mission and hadn't undergone a proper shakedown cruise. Bismarck managed to slip away while PoW was fixing her turrets again, changing course to steam to France for repairs.
@@iansneddon2956 Absolutely. PoW was rushed into action from Belfast before she was even completed, civilian gunnery engineers were still aboard heading into action. After some research, a few years ago, I managed to find a map of PoW's fall of shot during the 15-minute engagement. The gunnery turrets on PoW were a real problem, as I understand. My grandfather, PO George F. Pople, had retired in the late 1930s, and volunteered for active service after the declaration of war. He survived the sinking off Singapore, and died in January, 1945, of pneumonia on a training ship in Portsmouth. He was 51.
@@Gothmog2266 Thank you.
Der Anfang vom Ende war eine Kette von Fehlentscheidungen, die letztendlich durch den glücklichen Treffer in die Ruderanlage dafür sorgte, das ein Entkommen unmöglich gemacht wurde. Aber selbst wenn sie Entkommen wäre, hätte man sie, wie alle anderen Schlachtschiffe gejagt, gestellt, versenkt. Oder es wie bei der Tirpitz gemacht.
Thanks for this and thank goodness for technology to be able to do this in colour! 👍
The Bismarck was cameraed from the heavy cruiser Eugen !
It's facinating to watch the Bismarcks guns in action, with the sounds that was actually heard onboard the cruiser Prinz Eugen.
Sadly I must disappoint you about the sound....if it would have been authentic sound the blast from Bismarcs gun would have come with a ca 6 seconds delay as she is about 2 km away from the Printz Eugen..... The orinal black and white film had no sound. When they added the color they did a great work, when they added sound they also did a good job but they likely not consulted s sailor.
Also at one occasion the wind is very load but it's clear that the smoke from Bismarck funnel goes straight up = they are going downwind with exactly the same speed as the wind. In such occasion it becomes nearly magically silent on the bridge or anywhere outdoors abouar your ship
Bismarck e Prinz Eugen, due navi fantastiche e incredibili
They were good ships but not better than what the Royal Navy had, contrary to Hitler's propaganda. The Bismarck was not "the most powerful battleship afloat". Plenty of RN battleships were capable to taking her on alone if necessary. The reason for the serious concern about them was because Adm. Raeder planned to use them for convoy raiding, as the British knew very well. This is classic sea denial strategy, the correct approach when a navy has insufficient strength to challenge their opponent for sea control. Fortunately for us all, the RN prevailed. Otherwise the world might be a very different place today.
@@minerran. It would likely be a much better place. The *ews wanted their war and convinced the "free" democracies to fight it for them.
Being on board such a vessel must give one a feeling of safety and security. So large and powerful. RIP ALL that lost their lives in the conflicts.
Beatiful footage in color , and now you see how perfet the camopattern works, it breaks the shape and length of the ship
I love German battleships like Bismarck also this video is awesome 👍
She took two big hits there.
Absolutley amazing.
If you don't know it yet, most of the video is captured by the crew of Prinz Eugen.
I mean, y'all should know this already.
You can tell the difference very well.
Edit: Shoutout to the crew that recorded these videos, cuz videos of real warships in action captured by that time of the action is happening are very hard to find anywhere, what more WW2 warships like we have here.
Which is Prinz Eugen & Bismarck, two of these ships are one of my favourite ships to play in WoWs btw. :3
Yup. My grandfather filmed some of it.
Amazing footage, especially when you see the shells landing close by, makes it more real.
for all the guys who want to know what they are saying (if this is real)
the first sentence at 1:51 is "Ich weiß es nicht" (eng: I don't know)
the second sentence at 1:55 is "es ist (traumhaftes?) Wetter" (it's fantastic weather)
the last group of words at 2:05 sounds like "ich hole etwas" (I'll get something) or "schon etwas" (already something)
the rest is so quiet and masked by the noise that I can't identify anything from that
if someone understands more or wants to correct me then feel free to do so
I doubt that the audio is original... it is always post-producted.
It isn’t original. I’ve seen the original footage from the original reel it was on and it is very shaky and hard to make out specific details. There is no audio. This is a modern reconstruction of the footage.
It says right here in the description for this video that the sound was added. They do it to make it more real.
Bismarck was incredible. What an absolute monster of a weapon.
What fascinates me is how different it feels, seeing this in colour vs just black and white. It somehow feels more real.
I met a German man living in Australia when I was younger who served during her sea trials. His service on her completed before she went out for the last time. He saw it as a floating metal coffin. He considered himself a lucky man to get off it.
RIP Hort.
One of the most beautiful warships - Bismarck . It would have been absolutely terrifying if both Bismarck and tirpitz has sailed together,
Bismarck in motion, the beast made of steel. King of the ocean
Not quite the King of the ocean, she'd easily been put down by an American CV without her ever seeing the carrier. Also, U.S.S. Washington and North Carolina would argue that point legitimately, especially with their 16 inch guns.
@@PeterGunn1958 ok genaral 🤓 but in my opinion it definitely was the king of the ocean……
listen to Sabaton - Bismarck
@@Ingwerbrot although I love the song...she's a queen like all ships...
@@PeterGunn1958 It's not just what she was, it's what she represented. The last stand of civilization.
This king was disabled by a torpedo fired from a plywood biplane
Amazing footage. The cameraman on the Prince Eugen turned and recorded the plume of smoke that was the HMS Hood.
For a second, I belive you saw the hul of the Hood, going down.
@@andrewgreaves6448 Off to the left of the plume of smoke you can see HMS Prince of Wales. They had to make a hard turn, to starboard I think, to avoid colliding with the stricken Hood. Then at the 3:40 mark or so you can see the plume of smoke still hanging and to the left another plume of smoke which was then the damaged Prince of Wales retiring from the fight.
Historical footage and the roaring sound of Bismarck's salvo where you can even hear the shells screaming through the air ...imagine if it was possible to have some footage from the "Battle of Trafalgar" or "Battle of Salamis"
What amazing historical footage. Bismarck was a beast. It is terrifying to think how they wiped out Hood so quickly. When I watch Bismarck's salvos I guess they are the ones hitting Hood. Priceless piece of film.
Hood was a WW1 Battlecruiser, built for speed with comparatively weak armour compared to a true Battleship.
One lucky hit from Bismark penetrated her rear magazine blowing her in two.
Wow seeing the footage in colour is like seeing it for the first time amazing
Just amazing footage! Thanks!!
First time I've ever seen the complete footage. This is absolutely amazing history!!!
Bismark-Pride of the nation Beast made of steel 🫡
haha, getting stopped by a bunch of obsolete swordfish biplanes...getting hit in exactly its weak point. On its first trip! So much to your beast.
Big war ships is just a waste of everything.
@@hansjakobli78sabaton - bismark , prick.
@@Whatsyourmissionmyfriend-NPC😭😭😭😭😭😭🇬🇧
"Sabaton". … Bismark 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 Bismark and the Kriegsmarine.
War so ein tolles Schiff 😢😢😢😢😢
Looks so awesome, like an intergalactic heavy cruiser.
Well, George Lucas’ team used plastic model parts to build the models filmed in Star Wars.
What an awesome machine. It's the ship that Darth Vader would have used if he'd been around in 1941.
Those engines are going flank speed
Bismarck and Prinz Eugen two beautiful vessels… stories of my youth…
I prefer the story about how the bismarck got sunk...
You can see the bow of the Hood jutting skyward from the right side of the ball of smoke and flames.
Her last salvo, too.
That's Prince of Wales. She was very close behind. You can see the smoke trail from her funnels.
@@MichaelTaylor-xo4mf That shot was from the Prince of Wales.
@catsnchords No, you can't.
OMG beautiful its the first time that i see the bismarck firing
Yeah, she's big, a big effing target for a carrier. Still amazing footage and restoration work, very good stuff.
one of the best views of the ship, great find!
Amazing footage!
INCREDIBLE footage!
I once met the Hood survivor, who lived in Hastings, at Elim Church, Eastbourne, in the sixties, to give a speech.
Ted Briggs?
@@robertdoble7665 HI, I really cannot remember his name, but you do. He said that he was below deck when the ship blew up, and had no idea how he survived. He was quite young on the day, a very humble man, thanking God for giving him life.
Great footage
Thank You Divine Right
Extraordinary footage
Great footage.
But added sound incorrect (speed of sound).
Best and most beautiful ship that ever crossed the ocean. Never forgetting her name.
It never crossed an ocean .... and only lived 9 days.
Best? Literally sank on its first mission.
@@mrcaboosevg6089 hood sunk at the first encounter with Bismarck 😂
@@hohenstaufen.1010 Yes but unlike Bismark, Hood achieved its object which was to inflict damage on the German ships. Even tho Hood was sunk, the Bismark failed as it's goal was to avoid damage and sail to the shipping lanes. So although it was a tactical defeat, it was a stategic victory for the British who considered themselves expendable.
@@hohenstaufen.1010laughing at over 1000 dead men?
I do believe Hood was also a WW1 ship.
Im try to guess the feelings of the crews of both Bismark an Hood they felt when they were fighting eachother.
It looks so frightening. Everyone must have known that this might be their last minutes on earth.
And then the big smoke colums on the horizon. For the Bismark crew it had to be clear that there was hell spreading on Hood.
Absolutly terrifying. 😢
Sehr beeindruckende Bilder👍🏻
I just couldn't resist showing and seeing this ( straight footage ) , somewhat because of the song about the Bismarck ..
Amazing footage. Glad to see history preserved. Imagine if the Tirpitz was ready for engagement as well.
I wish these ships would have survived the war. I would have loved to walk on them, especially the Bismarck! I went on the USS Massachusetts battleship when I was 10 yrs old and was amazed! Bismarck would have been INCREDIBLE to tour!!!!!
You wouldn't have wished this is you were British, the Bismarck was a real threat to our supplies of food and materials from the US which wasn't in the war at that time, fortunately the Royal Navy got it before it could do too much damage
2,000 men and 50,000 tons of steel.
🫡
hundert mann, und ein befehl
Exceptional document. Thanks for sharing.
Amazing footage! That firepower is something else!
Absolutely fantastic ❤❤❤
THIS IS AMAZING
Remarkable footage. The Germans really expected a lot more from this monster. The crackle of her big guns are frightening
I'm not exactly sure what's going on here. The battle seems to start at 2:07. Is that Bismarck firing her guns? Do we actually see Hood? All of that thick black smoke we see - I imagine - is created from the firing of Bismarck's guns, and not of any hits
This is amazing footage - the sheer power of Bismarck exuding from the screen - and then she let leash with her 16" guns - wow!!
15 inch guns
I read that Lutjens ordered battle footage recorded on the Bismark to be flown back to Brest by one of the ship's floatplanes but a shell hit by Prince of Wales disabled the catapult, and so the reels ended up going down with the ship.
Awesome vid - thx for share !!! 👏👍
Awesome footage!
Amazing footage, although it's hard to watch the part when we lost Hood.
I thought that was the Hood though this obviously must have been before that shell hit the Magazine on the Hood
The large plume toward the end was the stricken Hood. The very last frame was the Prince of Wales, laying down smoke to cover her withdrawal.
@@patrickwheatley2693 At 3:16 you can see flashes next to the large plume above what was Hood, I assume its Prince of Wales firing its main guns.
RIP to all fighting men and women around the world
Can we have a full version?
I have never seen this footage before. Its amazing
Shame that the restoration sound recording at 2:14, 2:25 and 2:32 etc has the gun booming at the same time as you see the muzzle flash. At the distance the camera footage was taken, the boom should be many seconds after the flash. The speed of sound is 330m per sec. That ship firing was more than 300m away from the ship upon which the cameraman was filming.
Bismark still looks impressive even at the bottom of the sea where she belongs.
Shouldn’t the decks of the ships be a light tan? Or were they also painted grey?
How far is the distance between them?
1415 British sailors lost their lives that day.🙏
Magnificent
@@kuehnel16😡
RIP 😮😢😢
Rip.
Hood should have stayed out of Bismarks weapon range
So beautiful
Ehre und Stärke den Mannschaften aller beteiligten Schiffe
The Hood explodes at about 3:10. At about 3:17 we can see the POW passing to the right of the wreck of the Hood and firing her main guns to the German ships.
old school fire power. impressive
The North Atlantic is scary even in mild weather. Watching it from the couch.
This is beyond awesome!
To me this was a fair fight ...ship to ship ... the german guns and fire control were outstanding for that time - their ship design more safe - sad so many lost their lives
british sunk a lot more german ships fact
The size of Bismarck allowed the ship to soak up more damage, and the turtleback armor scheme was optimized to protect against close range fire. But a compromise of this was that Bismark's citadel was not buoyant enough to keep the whole ship afloat if other parts were flooded, and it lowered the point along the hull where water would flow over and start flooding the citadel from above.
This shows in the out of control flooding Bismarck was experiencing when the order to scuttle was given, with Bismarck listing 20 degrees to port. Bismarck was doomed at this point, so the primary purpose of the scuttling order was to give the crew permission to leave their posts and abandon ship with honor.
The armor scheme did not prevent the RN from taking out Bismarck's guns in short order, turning the German battleship into a helpless gunnery practice target.
@@iansneddon2956 Thanks !
The sound should come a long time after the flash. Why do videomakers not do it right?
Exactly. The Bismarck is easily a mile away from the camera. There should be a 5+ second delay.
Wow, this is amazing footage
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
Two thousand men, and fifty thousand tons of steel
Set the course for the Atlantic with the Allies on their heel
Firepower, firefight
Battle Stations, keep the targets steady in sight
Any Capital Ship with No Air Cover was Crazy ! ( think Bismarck - Prince of Wales - Repulse - Yamato ? 🤔
By the way this footage was taken in the Prinz Eugen