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1. Letters, documents and interviews from former Bismarck crew members.
1.1. Complete roster of all Bismarck crew members.
1.3. Information concerning the ship's operational history.
1.2. Information concerning operation Rheinübung.
1.4. Information concerning ship design.
1.5. Information concerning the ship's comouflage.
1.6. Personal letters to and from family and friends.
1.7. Interviews with crew members.
2. Letters and documents from official 1919-1950 German sources.
2.1. Information related to pre-war naval policy.
2.2. Information related to pre-war research and design.
2.3. Material concerning the Bismarck Class design.
2.3.1. Design criteria and theory.
2.3.2. Armour information.
2.3.3. Armament information.
2.3.4. Machinery information.
2.3.5. Fire control and radar information.
2.3.6. Inclining tests (Krängungsversuch). (0.30 MB). ZIP file.
2.3.7. Crew facilities and amenities.
2.4. Material concerning the operational history of the battleship Bismarck.
2.4.1. Captain Ernst Lindemann Speech. 24 August 1940.
2.4.2. Seekriegsleitung operation order (B. Nr. 1. Skl. I Op. 410/41 Gkdos Chefs).
2.4.3. Fleet order 110/41 A1.
2.4.4. Messages and telegrams.
2.4.5. Debriefing reports from survivors (Schlachtschiff "Bismarck" Bericht von Überlebenden).
2.4.6. Internal reports and communication.
2.4.7. War Diary of the battleship Bismarck (24 Aug 1940 - 27 May 1941). (0.5 MB). ZIP file.
2.4.8. War Diary of Admiral Lütjens (23 March - 15 May 1941). (0.27 MB). ZIP file.
2.4.9. War Diary of the heavy cruiser "Prinz Eugen" (18 May 1941 - 01 Jun 1941). (1.7 MB). ZIP file.
2.4.10. U-556's War Diary (26-27 May 1941).
2.4.11. Sachsenwald report regarding Bismarck rescue mission.
2.4.12. Operative final observation (G.Kdos.24/3 MDV No.601).
2.4.13. Communication with other agencies.
2.5. Material concerning the operational history of the battleship Tirpitz.
2.5.1. Activities surrounding operation Barbarossa.
2.5.2. The long days and nights at Trondheim, Norway.
2.5.3. Anti-convoy operation Sportpalast.
2.5.4. Air attack off Vestfjord and Trondheim.
2.5.5. Operation Rösselsprung. The sad fate of PQ 17.
2.5.6. The late 1942 overhaul.
2.5.7. Operation Sizilien.
2.5.8. Attack of the X-craft submarines.
2.5.9. The great repair of 1943-1944.
2.5.10. The rain of bombs at Tromsø, Norway.
2.5.11. The loss of the ship and crew rescue. (1.0 MB). ZIP file for download.
2.5.12. War Diary of the battleship Tirpitz.
14-31 January 1942.
1-15 February 1942.
16-28 February 1942.
1-15 March 1942 (Operation Sportpalast).
16-31 March 1942.
3. Letters and documents from 1919-1950 British sources.
3.1. Bismarck Class design assessment information.
3.2. Official action reports.
3.2.1. ADM234/509 Sinking of the Bismarck, 27th May, 1941: Official Dispatches.
3.2.2. ADM 116/4351 Loss of HMS Hood in action with battleship Bismarck: Boards of Inquiry.
3.2.3. ADM 116/4352 Loss of HMS Hood in action with battleship Bismarck: Boards of Inquiry.
3.2.4. Ensign Leonard B. Smith Report.
3.2.5. Report of Lt.Cdr. Hugh Guernsey concerning the final battle with Bismarck.
3.2.6. Official Communiqués from the British Admiralty concerning the Bismarck chase.
3.3. Letters, documents and interviews from British veterans.
3.3.1. Information concerning the battle.
3.3.2. Information concerning ship design.
3.4. Warships' Logbooks.
3.4.1. H.M.S Suffolk Logbook.
3.5. ADM 267/137 Interrogation Reports of Bismarck Survivors.
4. Letters and Documents from post-war (1950-present) researchers.
4.1. Information on pre-war naval policy.
4.2. Information on pre-war ship designs.
4.3. Information about the Bismarck Class design.
4.3.1. Design criteria.
4.3.2. Armour information.
4.3.3. Armament information.
4.3.4. Machinery information.
4.4. Information on operation Rheinübung.
4.5. Information on the Bismarck’s wreck.
4.6. Information on the Tirpitz’s wreck.
5. Other sources.
5.1. Printing press (newspapers, magazines etc).
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