28 March 1940, in the shipyard of Bremer Vulkan in the port city of Bremen-Vegesack as yard number 6. U-78 was launched on 7 December 1940 and formally...
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German submarine U-66 was a Type IXC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 20 March 1940 at the AG Weser...
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The 1940 United States presidential election was the 39th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 5, 1940. Incumbent Democratic...
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Flotilla after Lehmann-Willenbrock took command in March 1942. U-96 departed Kiel on 4 December 1940 on her first patrol. Her route took her across the North...
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pp. 78–79 Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIB boat U-100". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net.. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U-100". German U-boats...
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She was launched on 18 May 1940 and commissioned on 15 June 1940 with Oberleutnant zur See Herbert Wohlfarth in command. U-137 conducted four patrols...
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March 1940 under the command of Korvettenkapitän Otto Kretschmer and was assigned to the 7th U-boat Flotilla based in Kiel and later in St Nazaire. U-99...
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four years. U-103 was laid down on 6 September 1939 at DeSchiMAG AG Weser in Bremen as yard number 966. She was launched on 12 April 1940 and commissioned...
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She was launched on 16 March 1940 and commissioned on 20 April under Oberleutnant zur See (Oblt.z.S.) Ernst Bauer. U-120's emblem was an oak leaf, with...
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submarine U-69 was the first Type VIIC U-boat of the German Navy (Kriegsmarine) during World War II. This meant that compared to previous U-boats, she...
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