Battle of Denmark Strait

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bismarck
gptkbp:aftermath Bismarck pursued by Royal Navy
gptkbp:casualties Bismarck damaged
HMS Hood sunk
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Admiral_Sir_John_Tovey
gptkb:Vice_Admiral_Günther_Lütjens
gptkbp:crew battlecruisers and battleships
gptkbp:date May 24, 1941
gptkbp:doctrine battlecruiser tactics
gptkbp:fighting_style surface warfare
gptkbp:followed_by Hunt for Bismarck
gptkbp:fought_in surface ships
open sea
gptkbp:historical_analysis strategic blunders
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:historical_event commemorated in naval history
gptkbp:historical_impact influenced naval engagements
gptkbp:historical_significance loss of HMS Hood
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Denmark Strait
gptkbp:impact shifted naval tactics
gptkbp:is_engaged_in fleet action
gptkbp:location gptkb:Denmark_Strait
gptkbp:losses gptkb:HMS_Hood
none sunk
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:starship
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:blockade_of_Germany
major battle
decisive engagement
crossing the T
gptkbp:notable_allies gptkb:Kriegsmarine
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:Prinz_Eugen
gptkb:HMS_Prince_of_Wales
gptkb:HMS_Hood
gptkb:Bismarck
heavily armored ships
superior gunnery
gptkbp:outcome Bismarck's eventual sinking
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Operation_Rheinübung
gptkbp:result British victory
gptkbp:significance demonstrated naval power
gptkbp:squadrons battleships and cruisers
gptkbp:strategic_importance intercept German ships
Bismarck damaged but escaped
gptkbp:tactics flanking maneuvers
long-range gunnery
concentration of fire
engage enemy fleet
break British blockade
gptkbp:weather_conditions poor visibility