Darius Thor Gissel (dariustg)

Speaking of Kursk, I find it interesting to mention that the Kursk region (1943) was the scene of the largest tank battle in the history of mankind, involving about 6000 tanks, 2,000,000 soldiers and about 4000 airplanes

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I think it is important to mention the advantages first, the submarines were relatively easier to build than, for example, a battleship cruiser etc. and could evade the fight with the royal navy which was clearly superior as well as build up pressure on the merchant ships that supplied England

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That really is a very accurate comparison

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Did you know that the Bismarck, unlike all other ships in the Kriegsmarine, was not a she. We have to talk about the German language which has 3 articles instead of the as in English: Der(masculine) ,Die(feminine) Das(Neutral). All ships of the German navy are female for example the Tirpitz the lone queen of the north.

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