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The British wanted to find the Bismarck. However, the Bismarck had a plan. The Bismarck ALWAYS had a plan.

I feel like every time something is deemed 'unsinkable', it's sunk.

You called the Bismarck "her", I know that ships are allways called "she" or "her" but the Bismarck was an exception. The crew called Bismarck "he" or"him".

Hood: symbol of invincibility Bismarck: I’m about to end this ships whole career

“Britain was alone...” Aside from, ya know, THE ENTIRE COMMONWEALTH

Who is revisiting this since Sabaton released their new song "Bismarck"

The terror of the sea! The Bismark and The Kriegsmarine!

Came back to rewatch this series after new Sabaton song. "He was made to rule the waves across the seven seas"...

Well. Here's the Bismarck video people has been asking for.

the "included paid promotion" is a nice gesture. Love that people help you guys produce historical content.

“It will begin with an interrupted dinner, and will end with the destruction of the largest battleship on earth.” I love history. It’s so much cooler than fiction

Pride of a nation a beast made of steel Bismarck in motion king of the ocean He was made to rule the waves across the seven seas

Last time I heard a ship was unsinkable a peace of ice proved it wrong

Wait, someone is hunting me? Ah well, I'll be fine as long as they don't bring a Swordfish to a naval battle...

No one: Not a single life form: Pure nothing Super vacuum: Sabaton: BISMARCK AND THE KRIGSMARINE

PRIDE OF A NATION omg WARGAMING DID THE MUSIC VIEDO FOR SABTON FOR THE BISMARCK SONG LOL

Bismarck! Oh wait. Just the ship. Oh well.

1:39 "The destruction of the largest battleship on earth" I've got multiple angry american and japanese people on the phone, tell me what to do?!

No one: Sabaton fans: THE KRIEGSMARINE

Are we just not gonna talk about how this series is WORLD CLASS at storytelling?? How can a youtube documentary make me so hyped for what i know is coming?

For those in the comment section bickering about Bismarck's status as the world's largest battleship: When she was sunk, in May 1941, she WAS the largest and most powerful operational battleship in the world. Some others had a greater displacement, larger guns, or longer physical dimensions, but none exceeded her in more than any single category and she was far and away the most generally capable battleship design in service in 1941. Yamato and Musashi would obviously take all of Bismarck's titles away from her, but neither had yet been completed in May 1941, despite Yamato having been launched several months earlier. British and American ships exceeding her size and power would come along as well, but not for several years. Tirpitz lived long enough to be outclassed. Bismarck didn't.

Viewers: EC do Bismarck pls. EC: lol no *pumps out series on Catherine the great" Viewers: Bismarck time? EC: lol no *pumps out series on Ned Kelly* Viewers: EC pls, Bismarck. EC: k fine *Does series on Bismarrck...... the battleship*

From the mist, a shape, a ship, is taking form And the silence of the sea is about to drift into a storm Sign of power, show of force Raise the anchor, battleship's plotting its course Pride of a nation, a beast made of steel Bismarck in motion, king of the ocean He was made to rule the waves across the seven seas To lead the war machine To rule the waves and lead the Kriegsmarine The terror of the seas The Bismarck and the Kriegsmarine Two thousand men, and fifty thousand tons of steel Set the course for the Atlantic with the Allies on their heel Firepower, firefight Battle Stations, keep the targets steady in sight Into formation, the hunt has begun Death and damnation, the fleet is coming He was made to rule the waves across the seven seas To lead the war machine To rule the waves and lead the Kriegsmarine The terror of the seas The Bismarck and the Kriegsmarine At the bottom of the ocean, the depths of the abyss They are bound by iron and blood The flagship of the navy, the terror of the seas His guns have gone silent at last Pride of a nation, a beast made of steel Bismarck in motion, king of the ocean He was made to rule the waves across the seven seas To lead the war machine To rule the waves and lead the Kriegsmarine The terror of the seas The Bismarck and the Kriegsmarine To lead the war machine To rule the waves and lead the Kriegsmarine The terror of the seas Bismarck and the Kriegsmarine To lead the war machine To rule the waves and lead the Kriegsmarine The terror of the seas Bismarck and the Kriegsmarine Bismarck - Sabaton

We gotta find that battleship that's making such a fuss. We gotta sink the Bismarck, the world depends on us.

If only the British had known that the Hood was a weak tier 7 BB, who's primary trick is OP anti-air rockets, and that Bismark was a battle tested Tier 8, with 10.6 km secondaries and turtle-back armor. Hindsight is 20/20. :)

Looking for the Articles of Confederation? Never fear, that series will continue every Saturday as usual! This extra series is just that: an extra episode of Extra History every (extra) week! It will not interfere with our regular Saturday release schedule.

FROM THE MIST A SHAPE, A SHIP IS TAKING FORM

Extra credits- calls the Bismarck the largest battleship on earth IJN Yamato and Musashi- *sad battleship noises*

Bismarck = Death Star Fairey Swordfish = X-Wing Fighters Hood = Alderaan

1:40 “The largest?” asks the Japanese. “Hold my tea”.

Wow, sounds like that boat was the pride of a nation, a beast made of steel Bismarck in motion, KING OF THE OCEAN HE WAS MADE TO RULE THE WIND ACROSS THE SSEEEEEEVEEN SSEEEEASSD

And Extra History thought they'd escaped Sabaton after they finished the Siege of Vienna series. Silly Extra History. *THERE IS NO ESCAPE.*

Teacher: "You can't learn history from youtube." Me: Shows teacher Exstra Credits. Teacher: "I take it back."

As soon as I saw this video I started singing Johnny Horton's famous song: In May of nineteen forty-one the war had just begun The Germans had the biggest ship, they had the biggest guns The Bismarck was the fastest ship that ever sailed the sea On her deck were guns as big as steers and shells as big as trees Out of the cold and foggy night came the British ship, the Hood And every British seaman, he knew and understood They had to sink the Bismarck, the terror of the sea Stop those guns as big as steers and those shells as big as trees We'll find the German battleship that's makin' such a fuss We gotta sink the Bismarck cause the world depends on us Hit the decks a-runnin' boys and spin those guns around When we find the Bismarck we gotta cut her down The Hood found the Bismarck on that fatal day The Bismarck started firin' fifteen miles away "We gotta sink the Bismarck" was the battle sound But when the smoke had cleared away, the mighty Hood went down For six long days and weary nights they tried to find her trail Churchill told the people "put every ship a-sail 'Cause somewhere on that ocean I know she's gotta be We gotta sink the Bismarck to the bottom of the sea" We'll find that German battleship that's makin' such a fuss We gotta sink the Bismarck 'cause the world depends on us Hit the decks a-runnin' boys and spin those guns around When we find the Bismarck we gotta cut her down The fog was gone the seventh day and they saw the mornin' sun Ten hours away from homeland the Bismarck made its run The admiral of the British fleet said "turn those bows around We found that German battleship and we're gonna cut her down" The British guns were aimed and the shells were comin' fast The first shell hit the Bismarck, they knew she couldn't last That mighty German battleship is just a memory "Sink the Bismarck" was the battle cry that shook the seven seas We found that German battleship been makin' such a fuss We had to sink the Bismarck 'cause the world depends on us We hit the deck a-runnin' and we spun those guns around Yeah, we found the mighty Bismarck and prepared to cut her down We found that German battleship been makin' such a fuss We had to sink the Bismarck 'cause the world depends on us We hit the deck a-runnin' and we spun those guns around We found the mighty Bismarck and then we cut her down

"Largest Ship on Earth" Yamato: Am I a joke to you?

*New Sabaton song intensifies* KING OF THE OCEAN HE WAS MADE TO RULE THE WAVES ACROSS THE SEVEN SEAS

My family is from the very north of Iceland, my grandfather and some of my family that has now passed saw the hood explosion across the horizon it was that large.

Um i thought the yamato was the biggest battle ship on earth.....

2:59 Quick correction; The Bismarck was actually referred as a "He". Even Hitler wanted it to be "He"

Why yes internet, I too know of THE BISMARCK AND THE KRIEGSMARINE!

Germany: We have the largest ship the Bismarck Japan: Hold my beer

"France had collapsed." Me: well, not surprising there.

Honestly, the "Hunting the Bismarck" Series keep me on edge! SO GOOD!

"The Unsinkable..." Bismarck : "You sure about that?"

Bismarck - 251m HMS Hood - 262m HMS Prince of Wales - 227m Yamato - 263m

This channel is addictive.

I feel like the people living through the middle part of the 20th century must have been going through strange times. Potentially living through two world wars, seeing Empires fall and the rise of America and Russia. Seeing the space race, nuclear weapons, and so much more during your lifetime must've been wild. I wonder what'll happen in my lifetime.

"End with the destruction of the largest Battleship on Earth" Sad Japanese noise 1:39

The Internet is saying the Yamato's sister ship "Musashi" was the largest ship ever built, just barely squeaking past it's sister. But I think we're calling the Bismarck the "largest" for this series due to it being, at the time, the largest battleship on Earth.

The song at the end is called "Unforgiven" by one of the composers of World of Warships... If anyone was wondering

Nobody: Not a single soul in the universe: Not even their mom: Sabaton fans: *PRIDE OF A NATION*

Of course they could find the Bismarck. The Bismarck had a plan… The Bismarck, ALWAYS, had a plan

Otto Von Bismarck is evolving into...... The Bismarck!

you can't catch me

This examination of the bismark is probably the best miniseries this channel has ever done. its riveting, fascinating and always entertaining and informative.

Bet everybody is here after the new Sabaton song

Looks like Christopher Nolan has another WW2 movie to make!

Here's something for the Lies episode: ships are usually referred to as feminine using 'she' or 'her', but the Bismarck was one of the only ships referred to by Germans as masculine. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it was Captain Lindemann who referred to the ship as a 'he' when it was first set on water in 1936.

Something about sabaton*

Yamato: *exists* Bismarck: am I a joke to you?

In May of nineteen forty-one the war had just begun The Germans had the biggest ship, they had the biggest guns The Bismarck was the fastest ship that ever sailed the sea On her deck were guns as big as steers and shells as big as trees Out of the cold and foggy night came the British ship, the Hood And every British seaman, he knew and understood They had to sink the Bismarck, the terror of the sea Stop those guns as big as steers and those shells as big as trees We'll find the German battleship that's makin' such a fuss We gotta sink the Bismarck cause the world depends on us Hit the decks a-runnin' boys and spin those guns around When we find the Bismarck we gotta cut her down The Hood found the Bismarck on that fatal day The Bismarck started firin' fifteen miles away "We gotta sink the Bismarck" was the battle sound But when the smoke had cleared away, the mighty Hood went down For six long days and weary nights they tried to find her trail Churchill told the people "put every ship a-sail 'Cause somewhere on that ocean I know she's gotta be We gotta sink the Bismarck to the bottom of the sea" We'll find that German battleship that's makin' such a fuss We gotta sink the Bismarck 'cause the world depends on us Hit the decks a-runnin' boys and spin those guns around When we find the Bismarck we gotta cut her down The fog was gone the seventh day and they saw the mornin' sun Ten hours away from homeland the Bismarck made its run The admiral of the British fleet said "turn those bows around We found that German battleship and we're gonna cut her down" The British guns were aimed and the shells were comin' fast The first shell hit the Bismarck, they knew she couldn't last That mighty German battleship is just a memory "Sink the Bismarck" was the battle cry that shook the seven seas We found that German battleship been makin' such a fuss We had to sink the Bismarck 'cause the world depends on us We hit the deck a-runnin' and we spun those guns around Yeah, we found the mighty Bismarck and prepared to cut her down We found that German battleship been makin' such a fuss We had to sink the Bismarck 'cause the world depends on us We hit the deck a-runnin' and we spun those guns around We found the mighty Bismarck and then we cut her down

Bismarck's brother (German ships are referred to in the masculine) Tirpitz also terrified the British. He was in a Norwegian port for the entire war and yet significant war material was dedicated to take him out.

I just want to thank you guys for making these videos, i got A on History because your series was a great help. Thank you

This series is one of the first times I’ve had genuine fun watching a video. I love this! The atmosphere, the tragedies, the acts of heroism, the way you tell the story, I love it all!

Though we were not more than a footnote in WW2, Denmark is mentioned quite a lot here

For anyone wondering, RAF stands for Royal Air Force, HMS stands for His Majesty’s Ship or Her Majesty’s Ship (depending on the gender of the British monarch)

I really love maritime wars. The Yamato, Bismark, Iowa and others are really fascinating and I hope one day to make a ship just as prestigious as them.

Spoiler the bismarck was crippled by the Fairey Swordfish a 1934 biplane with a top speed little more than 150mph.

Thank you Extra Credits was just waiting for a serie like this... i'll love you forever.. and even more with some episodes on the Lepanto battle or the siege of Malta

Every time there's that drawing of the British ship just stumbling onto the Bismarck I crack up. It's such a funny image. Just imagining the Metal Gear "!" sound as well, followed by a series of polite British curses. Never fails to cheer me up.

This is now a Sabaton reference

I love these Extra History episodes!! Your word choose just draws me in and makes me want more, keep up the good work

I bet everybody saw the title and went OH MY GOD THEY FINALLY MADE A BISMARCK SERIES, and then was mightily shocked by the actually content of the episode. Still great stuff, though.

I always love stories that tell you how they start and end. Your seminal tragedy being another

I see the Sabaton fans found this series, thought likely not through my link. Nice to see people with a passion for history.

Remember the times when you could win Punic war by throwing hooks onto enemy ships? Ah, good times

I just enjoy how the European navy took a hard time finding one of the most largest ship during that time, then again the ocean is a pretty big place.

*He was made to rule the waves across the seven seas To lead the warmachine To rule the waves and lead the Kriegsmarine The terror of the seas The Bismarck and the Kriegsmarine*

The Bismarck was also carrying a cat named Oscar, who was later named Unsinkable Sam by the British as he survived three ship sinkings. The cat died in 1955 in Belfast, Northern Ireland

Great Show, keep up the good work

It's not Otto Van Bismarck, but it's definitely as awesome!

It’s been 2 years since I last saw one of your videos. STILL. GOLD

The Bismarck be like I always feel like SOMEBODY'S WATCHING MEEEEE AND i GOT NO PRIVACY

ExtrA CREDITS please make more vids like this. i love the battleships clashing and fighting in order to keep justice!! its just so awesome and also i learn very much from this.

Side note: Despite the fog and weather, the Bismark always knew it was being shadowed by the British ships. It had been equipped with a system that detected the radar signals at a range longer than the effective range of the British Radar.

From the mist, a shape, a ship, is taking form And the silence of the sea is about to drift into a storm Sign of power, show of force Raise the anchor, battleship's plotting its course Pride of a nation, a beast made of steel Bismarck in motion, king of the ocean He was made to rule the waves across the seven seas To lead the war machine To rule the waves and lead the Kriegsmarine The terror of the seas The Bismarck and the Kriegsmarine

This was great! Also, maybe you guys could make a CV-6 USS Enterprise series? I feel like she deserved one after you guys made this...

You rarely see a sponsored video with such likes/dislikes rate, the Extra Credits team know how to do proper paid content. Keep it up!

we need to remember that the Bismark was the largest ship before the Yamato and the Missouri came along. But it wasn't even the biggest in the German fleet. the Tirpitz was and the Tirpitz was already in the Atlantic.. And frankly the disabling of the Tirpitz was one hell of a story. She wasn't sunk but a British commando operation basically made her unrepairable and thus heavily neutered. I would love to see an extra history on Operation Chariot also known as The Greatest Raid of All Time.

She was made to rule the waves and lead the Kriegemarine!!!

One thing they didn't anticipated is.... That Bismarck had a plan, Bismark always had a plan.

wow extra credits a million subs i remember when you guys had only 500 thousand love what you guy do

Whoa you didn't butcher the "Prinz Eugen" 's name anywhere as much as feared you would! Good job!

This 4-video series was the catalyst for my interest in WW2

From 9:39 to 10:05 you executed the Irony of Britain’s glorified ship perfectly 👌

In may of 1941, the war had just begun. The Germans had the biggest ship, that had the biggest guns. The Bismarck was the fastest ship that ever sailed the sea. On her decks were guns as big as steers and shells as big as trees. Out of the cold and foggy night came the British ship, the Hood. And every British seaman he knew and understood. They had to sink the Bismarck, the terror of the sea. Stop those guns as big as steers and those shells as big as trees. We'll find the German battleship that's makin' such a fuss. We gotta sink the Bismarck cause the world depends on us. Yeah hit the decks a runnin', boys and spin those guns around. When we find the Bismarck we gotta cut her down. The Hood found the Bismarck and on that fatal day. The Bismarck started firing fifteen miles away. We gotta sink the Bismarck was the battle sound. But when the smoke had cleared away the mighty Hood went down. For six long days and weary nights, they tried to find her trail. Churchill told the people "put every ship to sail." Cause somewhere on that ocean I know she's gotta be. We gotta sink the Bismarck to the bottom of the sea. We'll find the German battleship that's makin' such a fuss. We gotta sink the Bismarck cause the world depends on us. Yeah hit the decks a runnin', boys and spin those guns around. When we find the Bismarck we gotta cut her down. The fog was gone the seventh day and they saw the morning sun. Ten hours away from homeland the Bismarck made its run. The Admiral of the British fleet said turn those bows around. We found that German battleship and we're gonna cut her down. The British guns were aimed and the shells were coming fast. The first shell hit the Bismarck they knew she couldn't last. That mighty German battleship is just a memory. "Sink the Bismarck" was the battle cry that shook the seven seas. We found the German battleship t'was makin' such a fuss. We had to sink the Bismarck cause the world depends on us. We hit the deck a runnin' and we and spun those guns around, yeah. We found the mighty Bismarck and then we cut her down. We found the German battleship t'was makin' such a fuss. We had to sink the Bismarck cause the world depends on us. We hit the deck a runnin' and we and spun those guns around, yeah. We found the mighty Bismarck and then we cut her down.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought Yamato was the biggest battleship in the world.

Honestly my favorite Extra History series. Why can't they teach us this in school?

He was made to rule the waves across the seven seas!