Happy and Glorious
continued
'Operation Rheinubung' was the codename for the operation that Admiral Raeder hoped would be both the redemption of the surface fleet and the good name of the Kriegsmarine.
He was livid when he heard that Hollywood had already begun pre production of a movie called 'Worthy of Renown' with Walter Pidgeon cast as the the British Admiral Whitworth and Conrad Veidt as Admiral Lutjens. The movie was supposed to be a 'true account' of the sinking of the Scharnhorst and the fleeing of he Gneisenau!! So far Hitler had not mentioned this in their increasingly short conversations.
He was also aware that the U Boats were coming into their own. Obviously he was pleased about that but he couldn't help but feel uneasy about the effect this was having on the public perception of the surface fleet and above all on Hitler himself.
Aboard HMS Hood Admiral Holland re read the report from HMS Suffolk to make sure he wasn't imagining things. The look through his binoculars confirmed he wasn't.
"Send a messsage to Captain Leach. Tell him we will shadow until the sea calms enough for the aircraft to be launched. Issue new instructions to Wake-Walker of 1st cruiser squadron. Shadow enemy ships, stay close and forget about radio silence they have already seen us"
"Yes sir"
"Wait. Inform Admiral Tovey we have the enemy in sight and they us. Identified two capital ships and one heavy cruiser. Believe them to be Bismarck, Prinz Eugen and Gneisenau. Repeat, Bismarck, Prinz Eugen and Gneisenau"
TBC
continued
'Operation Rheinubung' was the codename for the operation that Admiral Raeder hoped would be both the redemption of the surface fleet and the good name of the Kriegsmarine.
He was livid when he heard that Hollywood had already begun pre production of a movie called 'Worthy of Renown' with Walter Pidgeon cast as the the British Admiral Whitworth and Conrad Veidt as Admiral Lutjens. The movie was supposed to be a 'true account' of the sinking of the Scharnhorst and the fleeing of he Gneisenau!! So far Hitler had not mentioned this in their increasingly short conversations.
He was also aware that the U Boats were coming into their own. Obviously he was pleased about that but he couldn't help but feel uneasy about the effect this was having on the public perception of the surface fleet and above all on Hitler himself.
Aboard HMS Hood Admiral Holland re read the report from HMS Suffolk to make sure he wasn't imagining things. The look through his binoculars confirmed he wasn't.
"Send a messsage to Captain Leach. Tell him we will shadow until the sea calms enough for the aircraft to be launched. Issue new instructions to Wake-Walker of 1st cruiser squadron. Shadow enemy ships, stay close and forget about radio silence they have already seen us"
"Yes sir"
"Wait. Inform Admiral Tovey we have the enemy in sight and they us. Identified two capital ships and one heavy cruiser. Believe them to be Bismarck, Prinz Eugen and Gneisenau. Repeat, Bismarck, Prinz Eugen and Gneisenau"
TBC