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Angleae

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28. Actually it's just Bismark (no prefix)

Reply to oneshooter (Reply #25)

Wed Feb 13, 2019, 12:17 AM

Feb 2019

KM is used by people who think all warships must have a prefix and they don't. For them, KM stands for Kriegsmarine which is just the german word for their navy. WWII Germany never used a prefix.

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