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...

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...

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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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...

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...

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...

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...

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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