In September 1943, a daring midget submarine attack by Royal Navy volunteers succeeded in crippling the mighty German battleship, Tirpitz. Dr Eric Grove examines the mission, including evidence ...

A marvel of German engineering, the Bismarck-class battleship Tirpitz was designed to project power and challenge the British Royal Navy’s command of the High Seas. Displacing over 42,000 tons ...

Launched in 1939, the Tirpitz was one of two Bismarck-class battleships built by the Nazi Kriegsmarine shortly before World War II began. Like many of the Nazis military projects, Bismarck-class ...

The destruction of the German battleship Tirpitz was a crucial ... to join aircraft that targeted the centre of Tirpitz from stern to stern to ensure greater accuracy. He said: 'The Tirpitz ...

Their target was the German battleship Tripitz, Germany's biggest warship. Nicknamed "The Beast" by Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Tirpitz was one of two Bismarck-class battleships built before ...

Two massive 18-inch naval guns would be installed, one at the bow, and another at the stern. These massive ... mission that targeted the German battleship Tirpitz, the heaviest battleship ever ...

The German battleship Tirpitz posed a serious threat to Allied ships during the Second World War. It was so dangerous to Allied forces that Winston Churchill made its destruction a priority.

The relentless campaign to find and sink Germany's WWII battleship, the Tirpitz, has left its mark on the landscape that is evident even today. The largest vessel in Hitler's Kriegsmarine ...