German submarine U-81 was a Type VIIC U-boat of the navy (Kriegsmarine) of Nazi Germany during World War II, famous for sinking the aircraft carrier HMS...
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German submarine U-84 was a Type VIIB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was launched on 26 February 1941 and commissioned...
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2006, p. 81. C.B. 04051 (20) "U 99" Interrogation of Survivors. Naval Intelligence Division, Admiralty. April 1941. p. 7. C.B. 04051 (20) "U 99" Interrogation...
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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...
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April 1941, she was commissioned on 7 June and assigned to the 3rd U-boat Flotilla under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Eberhard Greger. U-85 conducted...
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IX boat U-155". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 7 December 2014. Hofmann, Markus. "U 155". Deutsche U-Boote 1935-1945 - u-boot-archiv.de...
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VIIC boat U-571". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 28 December 2014. Hofmann, Markus. "U 571". Deutsche U-Boote 1935–1945 – u-boot-archiv.de...
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VIIC boat U-82". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 26 December 2014. Hofmann, Markus. "U 82". Deutsche U-Boote 1935-1945 - u-boot-archiv.de...
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Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). Der U-Boot-Krieg, 1939-1945: Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 [German U-boat losses from September 1939...
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launched on 8 January 1941 and commissioned on 27 February under Kapitänleutnant Hans Heidtmann. She began her service career with the 1st U-boat Flotilla, undergoing...
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11, launched on 10 April 1941 and commissioned on 29 May that year under Kapitänleutnant Ernst Vogelsang. In four patrols, U-132 sank ten ships for a...
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Submarine pen (redirect from U-boat pen)
A submarine pen (U-Boot-Bunker in German) is a type of submarine base that acts as a bunker to protect submarines from air attack. The term is generally...
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Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). Der U-Boot-Krieg, 1939-1945: Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 [German U-boat losses from September 1939...
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honorary name "U-573 Landeck". The boat began her service career as part of the 3rd U-boat Flotilla when she conducted training; on 1 September 1941 she commenced...
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U-47 ranks as one of the most successful German U-boats of World War II. U-47 disappeared in March 1941, and the 45 crewmembers are presumed to have died...
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February 1941 under the command of Kapitänleutnant Herbert Wohlfarth, who commanded her for her entire career that lasted less than five months. U-556 conducted...
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damaged. She was a member of 21 wolf packs. U-552 was involved in two controversial actions: On 31 October 1941, she sank the USS Reuben James, the first...
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26 July 1941. In seven patrols, U-134 sank three ships for a total of 12,147 gross register tons (GRT). Being a German Type VIIC submarine, U-134 was...
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VIIC boat U-88". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 26 December 2014. Hofmann, Markus. "U 88". Deutsche U-Boote 1935-1945 - u-boot-archiv.de...
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launched on 7 May 1941, and commissioned on 28 August 1941, under the command of Kapitänleutnant Hellmut Rathke. She was part of the 3rd U-boat Flotilla,...
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from U-110 in the North Atlantic in May 1941, seven months before the United States entered the war and three years before the US Navy captured U-505 and...
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VIIC boat U-91". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 26 December 2014. Hofmann, Markus. "U 91". Deutsche U-Boote 1935-1945 - u-boot-archiv.de...
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(1999). Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 [German U-boat losses from September 1939 to May 1945]. Der U-Boot-Krieg (in German)...
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VIIC boat U-69". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 24 December 2014. Hofmann, Markus. "U 69". Deutsche U-Boote 1935–1945 – u-boot-archiv.de...
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Wolfgang Petersen (category 1941 births)
March 1941 – 12 August 2022) was a German filmmaker. He was nominated for two Academy Awards for the World War II submarine warfare film Das Boot (1981)...
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German submarine U-107 was a Type IXB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine that operated during World War II. Between January 1941 and August 1944, she...
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VIIB boat U-100". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 6 December 2014. Hofmann, Markus. "U 100". Deutsche U-Boote 1935-1945 - u-boot-archiv.de...
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on 7 February 1941, and commissioned on 3 April 1941 under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Georg-Werner Fraatz. Attached to 3rd U-boat Flotilla based...
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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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(1999). Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 [German U-boat losses from September 1939 to May 1945]. Der U-Boot-Krieg (in German)...
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