U-boat - Wikipedia
WEBU-boats were naval submarines operated by Germany, particularly in the First and Second World Wars. The term is an anglicized version of the German word U-Boot ⓘ, a shortening of Unterseeboot (under-sea boat), though the German term refers to any submarine. Austro-Hungarian Navy submarines were also known as U-boats.
German submarine U-124 (1940) - Wikipedia
WEBGerman submarine U-124 (nickname "Edelweissboot" [1]) was a Type IXB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She operated in the Atlantic as part of the 2nd U-boat flotilla, both west of Scotland and east of the eastern US coast. She was also present off northern South America.
German submarine U-96 (1940) - Wikipedia
WEBGerman submarine U-96 was a Type VIIC U-boat of the German Navy (Kriegsmarine) during World War II. It was made famous after the war in Lothar-Günther Buchheim 's 1973 bestselling novel Das Boot and the 1981 Oscar-nominated film adaptation of the same name, both based on his experience on the submarine as a war correspondent in 1941.
The U-boat war 1940 - History Learning Site
WEBMay 18, 2015 · Between August 19th and August 29th, seventeen ocean-going U-boats made their way to the Atlantic. Thirteen smaller U-boats left their base to lay mines in British waters and to patrol the North Sea. Within hours of the war being declared, U-30 attacked the liner “Athenia” and sunk it with the loss of 112 lives.
Combat strength of the U-boat Force - Kriegsmarine U-boat …
WEBOn 8 Aug 1942, nearly 3 years after the war began, the number of U-boats at sea reached 100 for the first time (some of these boats were inbound or outbound from bases). Dönitz finally had much of the striking power he had been insisting on.
How German U‑Boats Were Used in WWI—And Perfected in WWII
WEBMar 21, 2022 · From summer 1940 to spring 1941, each U-boat at sea sank an average of eight merchant ships a month in what Germany called the “Happy Time.”
U-boat Warfare 1939-1940 - Naval History.Net
WEBThe U-boat Threat and the Allied Responses. OBJECTIVE 1 - Defence of trade routes, and convoy organisation and escort, especially to and from Britain. - Until May 1940 the main threat was from U-Boats operating in the North Sea and South Western Approaches.
World Wars: The Battle of the Atlantic: The U-boat peril - BBC
WEBMar 30, 2011 · U-boats, supplemented by mines, aircraft and surface ships, succeeded in sinking three million tons of Allied shipping between the fall of France in June 1940 and the end of the year.
The U-boat Wars 1939-1945 (Kriegsmarine) and 1914-1918 …
WEBOn this site you will find all the German U-boats of both World Wars, their commanding officers and operations including all Allied ships attacked, technological information and much more. You can also browse our large photo …
All U-boats of World War Two - German U-boats of the …
WEBHere we've created a compilation of all the 1154* U-boats that were commissioned into the Kriegsmarine before and during World War Two. Each boat has a complete history file, including construction facts, commanders, flotillas, successes and final fates.
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