
The War Machines Of WWII – The Nazis – Episode 5: The Challenge
The Kriegsmarine was the Navy of Nazi Germany and it grew rapidly during German naval rearmament in the 1930s leading up to WWII. In January 1939 Plan Z was ordered, calling for surface naval parity with the British Royal Navy. New battleships included the mighty Bismarck which was the largest ever built by Germany. See the epic battles and dramatic pursuit of the Bismarck by the Royal Navy.