The battleship Tirpitz, Germany’s largest and warship of WWII, was an enormous threat to Allied naval operations. In response ...

The Tirpitz was the follow-on sistership of the notorious Bismarck, a monster battleship designed from the get-go to vastly exceed the tonnage-limitations stipulated by the Washington Naval treaty ...

Shortly after 1:00 a.m. on March 28, 1942, a destroyer flying the German flag and 18 smaller boats entered the Loire River estuary and headed for the German-occupied port of St. Nazaire on France's ...

Description: Operation Tungsten aimed to neutralize the threat of Battleship Tirpitz to Allied convoys and strategic redeployment. Motivated by fears of Tirpitz's potential attacks on vital supply ...

The Tirpitz was named for Grand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz, the architect of the Kaiserliche Marine, or Imperial Navy. Laid down at the Kriegsmarinewerft in Wilhelmshaven, the Tirpitz was constructed ...

Nazi Germany's two Bismarck-class battleships were the most imposing it built during World War II. The threat they posed to convoys and warships made them a special target for the Allies. British ...

The scars of World War II are still visible today. A new study out looks at how Nazis warped Norwegian trees with poisonous gas to mask one of the largest battleships built for the conflict. Launched ...

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 that ...

Some years ago, I shared a pint or two with a number of World War II Bomber Command veterans as they recounted their experiences of active service. I listened with astonishment to RAF Lancaster pilot ...