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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commissioned on 15 January 1941 with Kapitänleutnant Hans Oestermann in command. U-151 began her service life with the 1st U-boat Flotilla. She was then...
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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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IIB boat U-17". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 6 December 2014. Hofmann, Markus. "U 17". 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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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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year under Kapitänleutnant (Kptlt.) Helmut Rosenbaum. U-73 carried out 15 patrols between early 1941 and late 1943, sinking eight ships and four warships...
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January 1941. U-72 served with 24th U-boat Flotilla (a training unit), and later with 21st U-boat Flotilla (also a training unit), from 2 July 1941 to 30...
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Kapitänleutnant Heinrich Schuch as part of the 6th U-boat Flotilla. Between August 1939 and March 1941, U-37 conducted eleven combat patrols, sinking 53 merchant...
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mount was used on a number of U-boats (U-190, U-249, U-250, U-278, U-337, U-475, U-1058, U-1109, U-1023, U-1105, U-1165 and U-1306). A single 3.7 cm Flak...
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