Was rewatching the Battlefield series and thought I saw a warship silhouette in footage of the 2nd Belorussian crossing the Oder river in 1945... then realised it was on land and probably just some buildings, or a berm, or vegetation... (1:33:41 in
But it made me think, what are some of the more significant cases of mistaken identity involving battleships?
Taffy 3 being mistook as a more capable frontline group?
Pearl Harbour attack by IJN?
Denmark strait - Prinz Eugen mistaken by Hood for Bismarck, and if the movie is to believed, Hood and Prince of Wales initially being classified as cruisers by the Germans...
But it made me think, what are some of the more significant cases of mistaken identity involving battleships?
Taffy 3 being mistook as a more capable frontline group?
Pearl Harbour attack by IJN?
Denmark strait - Prinz Eugen mistaken by Hood for Bismarck, and if the movie is to believed, Hood and Prince of Wales initially being classified as cruisers by the Germans...
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