Bismarck
Battleship
Laid down 1 July 1936
Z11
Bernd von Arnim Destroyer
Launched 8 July 1936
On 11 July 1936, Germany and Austria signed an agreement in
which Germany promised to respect Austria's sovereignty and
Austria agrees to be considered a state of the German people.
In a secret clause of this agreement, Austria was to permit
the National Socialist Party.
Pretoria
Hospital ship
Launched 16 July 1936
Z7
Hermann Schoemann Destroyer
Launched 16 July 1936
On 28 July 1936, First arrival of German and Italian planes
in aid of the Nationalist side. In the world's first major
military airlift, German and Italian planes transport troops
from Morocco to Spain, bypassing the naval blockade.
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The Second Great War.
Edited by Sir John Hamilton
The War Illustrated.
Edited by Sir John Hamilton
2194 Days Of War.
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