German battleship Tirpitz
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Tirpitz was the second of two Bismarck-class battleships built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine prior to and during the Second World War. Named after Grand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz, the architect of
A recognition drawing of Tirpitz prepared by the US Navy
Recognition drawing prepared by the US Navy
Tirpitz sliding down the slipway at her launch
Tirpitz camouflaged in the Fættenfjord in Norway
Alfred von Tirpitz
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Alfred Peter Friedrich von Tirpitz was a German grand admiral and State Secretary of the German Imperial Naval Office, the administrative branch of the German Imperial Navy from 1897 until 1916.
German battleship Tirpitz
…of two Bismarck-class battleships built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine (navy) prior to and during the Second World War. Named after Grand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz, the architect of the Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy), the ship was laid down at the Kriegsmarinewerft in Wilhelmshaven in November 1936 and her…
Von Tirpitz in 1903
Time cover, 2 June 1924