On May 26,1941 at 11:57 P.M. the Bismarck sent this message: "To the

Führer of the German Reich, Adolf Hitler: We shall fight to the last man

with confidence in you, my Führer, and with rock-solid trust in Germany's

victory!" At 10:39 A.M. May 27, 1941 the Bismarck was sunk by British

battleships.