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On This Day in History - May 19, 1941

May 19, 1941 #OTD World War II: Operation Rheinübung At 02:00 The German Battleship Bismarck departs from Gotenhafen and heads for the Danish straits. She was joined at 11:25 by Prinz Eugen, which had departed the previous night at 21:18, off Cape Arkona. The two ships were escorted by three destroyers—Z10 Hans Lody, Z16 Friedrich Eckoldt, and Z23 and a flotilla of minesweepers. The Luftwaffe provided air cover during the voyage out of German waters.