Bismarck Collection
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| <div id="achievement" style="min-height:127px;">[[File:PCZC011_Bismarck_Bismarck.png|left|link=]] '''''Bismarck''''' - The badge (or ''wappen'') of the German battleship ''[[Bismarck]]'' (commissioned in 1940) originates from the family Coat of Arms of Chancellor Otto von Bismarck whose name the ship bears.<br><br>During her only naval operation, ''Bismarck'', escorted by the cruiser ''Prinz Eugen'', was to break through into the Atlantic to attack Allied convoys. But the secretive dash for open water did not go unnoticed: the ships were spotted and later intercepted by the British. On 24 May 1941, in the Denmark Strait, a shell from ''Bismarck'' struck the British battlecruiser HMS ''[[Hood]]'' and the ship exploded. However, ''Bismarck'' too was damaged and had to abandon her breakthrough mission. During an air raid carried out on 26-27 May by the combined forces of the Royal Navy, ''Bismarck'' was immobilized and ultimately sunk with artillery fire.<Br><br></div> | <div id="achievement" style="min-height:127px;">[[File:PCZC011_Bismarck_Bismarck.png|left|link=]] '''''Bismarck''''' - The badge (or ''wappen'') of the German battleship ''[[Bismarck]]'' (commissioned in 1940) originates from the family Coat of Arms of Chancellor Otto von Bismarck whose name the ship bears.<br><br>During her only naval operation, ''Bismarck'', escorted by the cruiser ''Prinz Eugen'', was to break through into the Atlantic to attack Allied convoys. But the secretive dash for open water did not go unnoticed: the ships were spotted and later intercepted by the British. On 24 May 1941, in the Denmark Strait, a shell from ''Bismarck'' struck the British battlecruiser HMS ''[[Hood]]'' and the ship exploded. However, ''Bismarck'' too was damaged and had to abandon her breakthrough mission. During an air raid carried out on 26-27 May by the combined forces of the Royal Navy, ''Bismarck'' was immobilized and ultimately sunk with artillery fire.<Br><br></div> | |||
| ? | <div id="achievement" style="min-height:127px;">[[File:PCZC012_Bismarck_PrinzEugen.png|left|link=]] '''''Prinz Eugen''''' - ''[[Prinz Eugen]]'' was an ''[[Admiral Hipper]]''-class heavy cruiser that entered service in 1940. The ship's badge (or ''wappen'') includes elements from | + | <div id="achievement" style="min-height:127px;">[[File:PCZC012_Bismarck_PrinzEugen.png|left|link=]] '''''Prinz Eugen''''' - ''[[Prinz Eugen]]'' was an ''[[Admiral Hipper]]''-class heavy cruiser that entered service in 1940. The ship's badge (or ''wappen'') includes elements from the Coat of Arms of the famous Prince Eugene of Savoy, the Austrian commander of the late 17th-early 18th centuries, whose name the ship bears.<br><br>During the Exercise Rhine (May 1941), the cruiser was to escort ''Bismarck'' during the breakthrough into the Atlantic to block Allied shipping. On 24 May, ''Prinz Eugen'' was brought to action along with the battleship in the Denmark Strait, following which she detached from ''Bismarck'' to go on a solo raid (that brought no results).<br><br></div> | |
| <div id="achievement" style="min-height:127px;">[[File:PCZC013_Bismarck_Gotland.png|left|link=]] '''HSwMS ''Gotland''''' - Ship's Crest.</div> | <div id="achievement" style="min-height:127px;">[[File:PCZC013_Bismarck_Gotland.png|left|link=]] '''HSwMS ''Gotland''''' - Ship's Crest.</div> | |||
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The hunt for Bismarck turned out to be one of the most ambitious naval operations in the North Atlantic. Incensed by the loss of HMS Hood, a large British force comprising numerous warships of all types — as well as a number of aircraft formations — pursued Bismarck: cruisers, battleships, an aircraft carrier, and a frenzy of destroyers. The "Hunt for Bismarck" collection consists of the badges of all major participants of the grand naval operation aimed at destroying the German navy's most powerful raider.
Collection
The Hunt for Bismarck Collection
During her only naval operation, Bismarck, escorted by the cruiser Prinz Eugen, was to break through into the Atlantic to attack Allied convoys. But the secretive dash for open water did not go unnoticed: the ships were spotted and later intercepted by the British. On 24 May 1941, in the Denmark Strait, a shell from Bismarck struck the British battlecruiser HMS Hood and the ship exploded. However, Bismarck too was damaged and had to abandon her breakthrough mission. During an air raid carried out on 26-27 May by the combined forces of the Royal Navy, Bismarck was immobilized and ultimately sunk with artillery fire.
During the Exercise Rhine (May 1941), the cruiser was to escort Bismarck during the breakthrough into the Atlantic to block Allied shipping. On 24 May, Prinz Eugen was brought to action along with the battleship in the Denmark Strait, following which she detached from Bismarck to go on a solo raid (that brought no results).
Rewards
Completing the collection provided the following rewards:
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