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The Final Preparations
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| After a collision between Bismarck and a tug boat a wounded seaman is being evacuated. |
Commander Rudolf Hartkopf, chief administrative officer of the Bismarck and his assistant, Lieutenant Günther Tischendorf, supervise the loading of provisions at Scheerhafen, Kiel in March 1941. |
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| Supply vans unload provisions at Kiel in March 1941 |
Provisions ready to come aboard the Bismarck. |
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| The Bismarck's camouflage is touched up at Scheerhafen, Kiel in March 1941. |
The Bismarck alongside at Gotenhafen (Gdynia) in April 1941 shortly before the start of Operation "Rheinübung" ("Exercise Rhine"). |
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| Signals to the Bismarck, which is putting out to sea. The battleship is now fully equipped. |