Musi wa6 Kurume, Bismarck akagamuchira rairo yekufamba kuenda kuKiel. Paaienda, ngarava iyi yakaperekedzwa nevanoverengeka veMesserschmitt Bf 109 varwi uye vaviri vezvikepe zvekutengesa zvombo, pamwe ne icebreaker. Na08:45 musi wa8 Kurume, Bismarck akamhara kwenguva pfupi kumahombekombe ekumaodzanyemba kweKiel Canal; akasunungurwa mukati meawa. Ngarava yakasvika Kiel zuva rakatevera, uko vashandi vake vakaunganidza zvombo, mafuta, nezvimwe zvekushandisa uye vakashandisa pendi yependi yekumunyudza kuti vamufukidze. Mabhomba eBritish akarwisa chiteshi pasina kubudirira musi wa12 Kurume. Musi wa17 Kurume, ngarava yekare yehondo Schlesien, yava kushandiswa seye icebreaker, yakaperekedzwa kuburikidza neGotenhafen, uko iyo yekupedzisira yakapedza kudzidziswa kwekurwa kwechando.
kumaodzanyemba kwemhenderekedzo yeKiel Canal; akasunungurwa mukati meawa