Bismarck Replies to HMS Hood by Ivan Berryman (AP) PER144 Friedrich Navratil served under the

Friedrich Navratil served under the Austro Hungarian flag throughout his considerable military career

Original oil on canvas painting by Ivan Berryman

Before she could reach Ostend harbour

Jackson At Chapultepec

Bismarck Replies to HMS Hood by Ivan Berryman (AP) PER144 Friedrich Navratil served under theDHM1270AP. Bismarck Replies to HMS Hood by Ivan Berryman. The mighty Bismarck returns fire to the fast approaching HMS Hood at the start of a battle that would see both adversaries tragically sunk. The Bismarck would later be attacked by Swordfish aircraft from HMS Ark Royal, damaging her stearing and allowing her to be caught by the British battleships Rodney and King George V. The once proud German battleship would be ruthlessly pounded into a