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Bismarck slips into the water for the first time after thousands of people cheer and give the Nazi salute.
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The Fuhrer Adolph Hitler inspected the Bismarck before sailing on its secret mission. It took Hitler four hours to inspect the ship. German code-name for this mission Enterprise Rhine
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The Bismarck sets salil from Gotenhafen occupied Poland. Mission was to break out into the Atlantic and sink merchant ships bringing supplies to Great Britian. Fjords was the only way to the Atlantic, so breaking through required absolute secrecy, perfect timing, great skill and luck.
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The Bismarck made it to the Atlantic Ocean before being spotted by the pilot of a British Spitfire flying over the Norwegian fjords.. Two British cruisers were tracking them. British had a new radar system far more powerful than Germany's had developed. Pilot took photographs of German warship, proving to the British that fearsome Bismarck is on the move.
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British were attacking from all sides. Everyone on board knew that the next battle would be their last. When the battle seemed fatal for the Germans the Caption ordered his men to evacuate their positions. The Bismarck was shattered and sunk in the Bay of Biscay in the Atlantic Ocean which lies next to Spain.
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Research Star Hercules begins its rescue mission for the German battleship the Bismarck.sunk during World War II battle against the British. Recovery mission is in the Bay of Biscay where British battleship the Dorsetshire recorded coordinates for the Bismarck at the time of its sinking.
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Argo which is the most important tool for finding the Bismarck picks up video of the debris trail from the Bismarck. Most debri trails are roughly one mile or so.
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Robert Ballard and his Star Hercules team discover the wreckage of the Mighty Bismarck using Argo, a robot with underwater cameras
