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TIL During the operation of locating and intercepting the Bismarck (Germany’s largest battleship) in WW2, ORP Piorun, a Polish destroyer, transmitted the message “I AM A POLE” to the German battleship before commencing fire on it.

by whatilearned April 17, 2022, 9:34 am

Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ORP_Piorun_(G65)?repss

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Narrow_Reach says:

April 17, 2022 at 9:34 am

No this is only half of it. The rest is on which your mother dances on

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Dominarion says:

April 17, 2022 at 9:34 am

Wait, they exchanged fire with the Bismarck for an *hour* ??!! That’s brave!

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