A British minefield lay near Iceland and close to the route used by Bismarck and Prinz Eugen. Had the German ships gone slightly farther south, they might have entered it. Mine damage before contact with the British force could have changed the Battle of the Denmark Strait. This is a route counterfactual, since the historical track did not cross the field.
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A nearby minefield could have altered Bismarck's sortie
A brief route counterfactual notes how close Bismarck and Prinz Eugen passed to a British minefield near Iceland before the Battle of the Denmark Strait.