Late in the day `` Bismarck '' briefly turned on Military_operation her pursuers ( `` Prince of Wales '' and the heavy cruisers and ) to cover Filling the escape of her companion , the heavy cruiser to continue further into the Atlantic .

Later on 25 May Admiral Lütjens , apparently unaware that he had lost Earnings_and_losses his pursuers , broke Destroying radio silence to send Sending a coded message to Germany .

Early efforts of the invaders to break Bodily_harm the English battle lines had little effect ; therefore , the Normans adopted Choosing the tactic of pretending to flee in panic and then turning on Motion their pursuers .

In combat Hostile_encounter they often turned Change and fled Escaping , and were massacred by their pursuers .