Today in World War II History—May 24, 1941
Monday, May 24, 2021 by Sarah Sundin

Bismarck firing on Hood and Prince of Wales, Battle of Denmark Strait, 24 May 1941 (US Naval History and Heritage Command: NH 69730)
80 Years Ago—May 24, 1941: British battlecruiser HMS Hood is sunk by German battleship Bismarck and heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen in the Denmark Strait—only 3 survive out of a crew of 1418.