German submarine U-46 was a Type VIIB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She had a highly successful career during the war. German...
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yard number 582 and went into service on 17 December 1938 under the command of Günther Prien. During U-47's career, she sank a total of 31 enemy vessels...
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Second World Wars. The term is an anglicized version of the German word U-Boot [ˈuːboːt] , a shortening of Unterseeboot (under-sea boat), though the German...
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Kiel. She was launched on 11 June 1938 and commissioned on 6 August 1938. During her service in the Kriegsmarine, U-51 conducted four war patrols and...
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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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VIIB boat U-52". German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net. Retrieved 8 December 2014. Hofmann, Markus. "U 52". Deutsche U-Boote 1935–1945 – u-boot-archiv.de...
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launched on 14 May 1938, and commissioned on 4 August 1938 under the command of Kapitänleutnant Heinrich Schuch as part of the 6th U-boat Flotilla. Between...
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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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German submarine U-39 was a Type IXA U-boat of the Kriegsmarine that operated from 1938 to the first few days of World War II. She was ordered by the Kriegsmarine...
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The U-Boot-Ehrenmal Möltenort (Möltenort U-Boat Memorial) in Heikendorf near Kiel is a memorial site belonging to the German War Graves Commission, commemorating...
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(2003). 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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September 1938 and commissioned on 29 December under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Claus Korth. U-57 was initially part of the 5th U-boat Flotilla...
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in November 1938 and commissioned in February 1939. U-40 conducted two war patrols during her career. Both of which were part of the 6th U-boat Flotilla...
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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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(1999b). 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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1938. Following about nine months of construction, she was launched in September 1939 and formally commissioned into the Kriegsmarine in December. U-64...
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Hans-Joachim (1999). Der U-Boot-Krieg, 1939-1945: Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 [The U-Boat War, 1939-1945: German U-boat losses from...
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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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IXB boat U-110". German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net. Retrieved 6 December 2014. Hofmann, Markus. "U 110". Deutsche U-Boote 1935–1945 – u-boot-archiv.de...
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September 1938 and commissioned on 26 November under the command of Kapitänleutnant Wilhelm Zahn. U-56 was initially assigned to the 5th U-boat Flotilla...
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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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IIC boat U-58". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 1 February 2015. Hofmann, Markus. "U 58". Deutsche U-Boote 1935-1945 - u-boot-archiv.de...
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Engelbert Endrass (category U-boat commanders (Kriegsmarine))
March 1911 – 21 December 1941) was a German U-boat commander in World War II. He commanded the U-46 and the U-567, being credited with sinking 22 ships...
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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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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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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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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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Type IXA submarine (section List of Type IXA U-boats)
IX submarine built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine between 1937 and 1938. These U-boats were designed between 1935 and 1936 and were intended to be fairly...
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stages of the Battle of the Atlantic. U-48 was built at the Germaniawerft in Kiel as yard number 583 during 1938 and 1939, being completed a few months...
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IXB boat U-103". German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net. Retrieved 6 December 2014. Hofmann, Markus. "U 103". Deutsche U-Boote 1935–1945 – u-boot-archiv.de...
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