Musi wa6 Kurume, Bismarck akagamuchira rairo yekuenda kuKiel. Paaienda, ngarava iyi yakaperekedzwa nevatambi vanoverengeka veMesserschmitt Bf 109 uye vaviri vezvikepe zvekutengesa zvine zvombo, pamwe chete ne icebreaker. Na08:45 musi wa8 Kurume, Bismarck akamhara kwenguva pfupi kumahombekombe ekumaodzanyemba kweKiel Canal; akasunungurwa mukati meawa. Chikepe chakasvika 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.
Ngarava dzehondo dzeScharnhorst-class