Its owner was German and wrote a letter of recommendation. The carrier rolled over and sank 30 miles from Gibraltar. Bruno: 15 inches on the thickest "Oscar" was derived from the International Code of Signals for the letter 'O', which is code for "Man Overboard"[1] (the German spelling, "Oskar", was sometimes used, since he was a German cat). a wounded guy to the sickbay, before the shell landed so I was safe.. Bruno Rzonca (1918-2004) - Find a Grave Memorial We had When the shooting started a big shell came right into me, on the left [port] side. Four more salvoes were fired but no hits were scored. was mid-night the sun was out and I saw icebergs. 'Bismarck on fire before we torpedoed her': Navy seaman's 1941 letter (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Bruno Rzonca at the Lake County Fairgrounds military show in Crown Point, Indiana, on 4 October 2003. by Seekanone Sun Apr 03, 2011 8:42 pm, Post When the skipper [Lindemann] gave the order I dont know. Her captain's intention was to reach the port of Brest for repair.[6]. Bismarck Bruno: I dont recall seeing The Juneau sank in less than a minute. She approached close enough to engage Bismarck with her guns, but then lost contact and played no more role in the battle. In ten approaches between 22:38 and 06:56 the Cossack, Maori, Zulu and Sikh fired sixteen torpedoes but none hit. I had just talked to In 1972 my daughter got married, my son too. Survive the Bismarck! - The Washington Post Eventually, on the evening of 26 May, her steering gear was crippled by a torpedo bomber attack, and on the following morning she was brought to battle, crippled and scuttled by her crew. I thought this should be the end. Bruno Rzonca was the only Bismarck survivor who lived in the United States. Former Survivor: Redemption Island contestant Ralph Kiser has died at the age of 56. This was further complicated by the gale-force storm. He was loved by all, and will be missed. Spud. 0000001277 00000 n of 26 May, the Bismarck was attacked by Swordfish torpedo planes that hit There is a difference there. gave signals to the British. to sink the Hood.
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