German submarine U-556 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was laid down on 2 January 1940 at the Blohm & Voss...
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556 is the year 556 AD. 556 may also refer to: 556 (number) 556 BC German submarine U-556 5.56mm or 5.56×45mm NATO, a common rifle cartridge Sig 556, a...
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group of U-boats consisting of U-48, U-74, U-97, U-98, and U-556 was stationed in the Bay of Biscay. Three other U-boats—U-73, U-93, and U-111—were rushing...
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The Ruger AR-556 is a semiautomatic AR-15 style rifle manufactured by U.S. firearms company Sturm, Ruger & Co. Introduced in 2014 as an entry-level AR-15...
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Type VII submarine (redirect from German submarines U-1027 and U-1028)
was powered by two AEG GU 460/8-276 (except in U-45, U-46, U-49, U-51, U-52, U-54, U-73 to U-76, U-99 and U-100, which retained the BBC motor of the VIIA)...
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radioed at 07:10 for a U-boat to rendezvous with Bismarck to fetch these documents. U-556 was assigned at once to this task, but the U-boat missed the signalled...
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Convoy OB 318 (section U-556)
next charge. However U-556 was able to keep in touch with a group of ships heading south-west, and during the day sank two more. U-boats sank five ships...
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German submarine U-995 is a Type VIIC/41 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine. She was laid down on 25 November 1942 by Blohm & Voss in Hamburg, Germany...
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Herbert Wohlfarth (category U-boat commanders (Kriegsmarine))
Involved Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U-556 - U-boat Successes - German U-boats - uboat.net". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 16 February...
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Ruger Mini-14 (redirect from AC-556)
Many have entered the civilian market, though. Introduced in 1979, the AC-556 is a selective-fire version of the Mini-14 marketed for military and law-enforcement...
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German 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...
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German submarine U-571 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for the Kriegsmarine of Nazi Germany for service during World War II. U-571 conducted eleven war patrols...
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German submarine U-47 was a Type VIIB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was laid down on 25 February 1937 at Friedrich Krupp...
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secret. U-147 was sunk by the destroyer Wanderer and Periwinkle on 2 June 1941 U-556 was sunk by Nasturtium, Celandine, and Gladiolus on 17 June 1941 U-651...
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The STG-556 is a Steyr AUG clone formerly manufactured by Microtech Small Arms Research (MSAR). It was available in civilian and military/law enforcement...
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German submarine U-1206 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was laid down on 12 June 1943 at F. Schichau GmbH...
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final design of mount used on U-boats and is only known to be installed on (U-249, U-826, U-1023, U-1171, U-1305 and U-1306).[citation needed] The 3.7 cm...
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German submarine U-48 was a Type VIIB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II, and the most successful that was commissioned. During...
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German submarine U-778 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine in World War II. She only completed one combat patrol and sank no...
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U-27 U-28 U-29 U-30 U-31 U-32 U-33 U-34 U-35 U-36 U-45 U-46 U-47 U-48 U-49 U-50 U-51 U-52 U-53 U-54 U-55 U-73 U-74 U-75 U-76 U-83 U-84 U-85 U-86 U-87 U-99...
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German submarine U-559 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. Laid down on 1 February 1940 at the...
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German submarine U-99 was a Type VIIB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was laid down on 31 March 1939 at the Friedrich Krupp...
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for this, and was credited with sinking U-71, but the boat escaped to base. On 26/27 June in early hours, U-556 attacked the convoy, and was sighted by...
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Befehlshaber der U-Boote (U-boats Commander-in-Chief) Karl Dönitz had ordered U-556 under the command of Kapitänleutnant Herbert Wohlfarth to pick up Bismarck's...
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German submarine U-552 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down on 1 December 1939...
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The Haenel MK 556 (German: Maschinenkarabiner) is a gas-operated selective-fire 5.56×45mm NATO assault rifle designed by German company C.G. Haenel. The...
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500 (number) (redirect from 556 (number))
the proper divisors of any integer. a happy number. the model number of U-556; 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge. 557 is: a prime number. a Chen prime. an Eisenstein...
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German submarine U-100 was a Type VIIB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. German Type VIIB submarines were preceded by the shorter...
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Wolfpack West (section U-Boats)
West was a wolfpack of German U-boats that operated during the World War II Battle of the Atlantic from 8 May 1941 to 20 June 1941. This wolfpack was...
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