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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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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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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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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