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To: glorgau

Would the Germans have even built Tirpitz if Bismarck had not been sunk?


24 posted on 01/17/2020 11:15:43 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Tirpitz had already been launched and was fitting out.


33 posted on 01/17/2020 11:21:23 AM PST by Tallguy (Facts be d@mned! The narrative must be protected at all costs!))
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

The Tirpitz and Bismarck were built pretty much concurrently. There is a school of thought that Bismarck should have waited for Tirpitz to complete and work up, then gone to sea as an actual fleet. Had they then met up with Salmon and Gluckstine out of Brest, it would have been quite impressive. Utterly useless, but impressive.


119 posted on 01/17/2020 1:09:03 PM PST by 75thOVI (Any sufficiently advanced stupidity is indistinguishable from malice.)
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