H-class battleship proposals
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The H class was a series of battleship designs for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine, which were intended to fulfill the requirements of Plan Z in the late 1930s and early 1940s. The first variation, "H-39"
Bismarck, which provided the starting point for design work on the H class
One of the 40.6 cm guns at Batterie Lindemann', part of the Atlantic Wall
One of the 15 cm turrets on Bismarck, the same type as would have been mounted on the H class.
Götz von Berlichingen
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Gottfried "Götz" von Berlichingen zu Hornberg, also known as Götz of the Iron Hand, was a German Imperial Knight, mercenary, and poet. He was born around 1480 into the noble family of Berlichingen in
H-class battleship proposals
…names of the units were given by Hitler himself, who mentioned during documented unofficial talks, that he would propose the names Ulrich von Hutten and Götz von Berlichingen for the ships, as these names are not connected with persons of the Third Reich or the country itself, so the loss would not have a significant negative…
Götz von Berlichingen, 17th century engraving
The two iron prosthetic hands, on display at Jagsthausen Castle
Diagram of the second iron prosthetic hand, which featured leather straps and jointed fingers that Berlichingen could set to grip weapons.