German submarine U-852 was a Type IXD2 U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. The submarine, which was a special long-range...
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case of a U-boat's crew deliberately attacking the survivors: that of U-852 after the sinking of the Greek ship Peleus in 1944. The actual U-571, captained...
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Heinz-Wilhelm Eck (category U-boat commanders (Kriegsmarine))
ordering his crew to shoot the survivors of a Greek merchantman sunk by U-852. Eck was born in Hamburg and served with the Kriegsmarine from 1934, becoming...
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Type IX submarine (redirect from Type IX U-boat)
U-boats. U-177 U-178 U-179 U-180 U-181 U-182 U-195 U-196 U-197 U-198 U-199 U-200 U-847 U-848 U-849 U-850 U-851 U-852 U-859 U-860 U-861 U-862 U-863 U-864...
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Kriegsmarine (redirect from U-Bootwaffe)
there was no investigation. In 1945, U-boat Commander Heinz-Wilhelm Eck of U-852 was tried along with four of his crewmen for shooting at survivors. All...
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List of Kriegsmarine ships (section U-boats)
IXD U-177 through U-182 U-195 through U-200 U-847 through U-852 U-859 through U-864 U-871 through U-876 Type VIID U-213 through U-218 Type XB U-116 through...
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at the 1945 war crimes trial of former personnel of the German submarine U-852 for their actions in what became known as the Peleus affair. In 1954 Stevenson...
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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-864 was a Type IXD2 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine in World War II. On 9 February 1945, she became the only submarine in history...
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occupied the attention of the military. U-boats that deployed Fa 330 kites included at least U-177, U-181, and U-852. Otto Giese wrote, "Our boat was rigged...
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aircraft sank U-1059 in 13°10′N 33°44′W / 13.167°N 33.733°W / 13.167; -33.733 (German submarine U-1059) southwest of the Cape Verde Islands. U-1059 was...
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German submarine U-862 was a Type IXD2 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. After Germany's surrender in May 1945, U-862 put into Singapore...
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against northern Sumatra by HMS Illustrious and USS Saratoga. 2 May 1944: U-852 was sunk off Somalia by No. 8 Squadron RAF and No. 621 Squadron RAF Vickers...
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German submarine U-66 was a Type IXC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 20 March 1940 at the AG...
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1944 she was spotted by U-852, which was en route to her patrol area in the Indian Ocean. Despite the secret nature of U-852’s mission, her captain Heinz-Wilhelm...
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Messerschmitt 163. London: Ian Allan, 1978. ISBN 0-7110-0827-2. (This book shows U-852 or U-68 being used to carry the Me 163.) Francillon, Ph.D., René J. Japanese...
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German submarine U-884 was a Type IXD/42 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. Her construction was ordered on 2 April 1942 and her...
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Island on 19 March. U-851 sailed on 26 February 1944 with a cargo of mercury and 500 U-boat batteries, and disappeared in March 1944. U-852 sailed 18 January...
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the United States Navy's first purpose-built repair ship. She served in the U.S. Navy from 1924 to 1946. Authorized as part of the naval programs of 1916...
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2°N 47°E / 2°N 47°E / 2; 47 (MS Achille Lauro) U-852 Kriegsmarine 3 May 1944 A Type IXD2 U-boat that was attacked by British aircraft and run aground...
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German submarine U-181 was a Type IXD2 U-boat of Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 15 March 1941 at the DeSchiMAG...
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(1949). U. S. Army Transportation In The Southwest Pacific Area 1941-1947. Washington, D. C.: Transportation Unit, Historical Division, Special Staff, U. S...
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Greek SS Peleus (13 March 1944) by U-852 in what became known as the Peleus 'incident', three or four members of the U-boat crew did follow the order of...
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German submarine U-859 was a Type IXD2 U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was one of a select number of U-boats to join...
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U-182 U-195 U-196 U-197 U-198 U-199 U-200 U-219 U-220 U-233 U-459 U-460 U-461 U-462 U-463 U-487 U-488 U-489 U-490 U-847 U-848 U-849 U-850 U-851 U-852...
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March 1944 South Atlantic SS Peleus 0,000,032 32 After torpedoing Peleus, U-852 fired on survivors clinging to wreckage. Three survived. 1917-04-08 18 March...
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west-southwest off Cape Point, South Africa on 1 April 1944, torpedoed by U-852. Two crew died, and there were 49 survivors. They were picked up by two...
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Merchants in Japanese Service". Combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 3 May 2014. "U-852". Uboat. Retrieved 22 April 2012. "Soviet torpedo bomber victories during...
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The 4th U-boat Flotilla (German 4. Unterseebootsflottille) was formed in May 1941 in Stettin under the command of Kapitänleutnant Werner Jacobsen. Nearly...
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This is the only known friendly fire incident in World War II between two U.S. submarines. On 28 May 1944, Raton sighted and tracked a Japanese Type L...
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