or U-boats, sunk, scuttled, captured, or otherwise lost to German forces during World War II. Here, naval historian Timothy Mulligan describes 25 of the most historically significant U-boats.
When Germany surrendered its U-boat fleet at the end of World War Two, the British Navy used two of them to tour the UK, showing the public what they were like. In August 1945 they went on a ...
In many areas of Europe, it's hard to escape the visual reminders of World War II's devastating impact ... re-discovery — of ...
The crew totalled 52, eight of whom died. U-boat commander Eckehard Wolf flew back to Germany in November 1944 from Spain under a false name, the website reports. Diver Eduardo Losada took this ...
The Type seven and Type nine were the striking force of the Kriegsmarine during the Battle of the Atlantic - a German attempt ...
German U-boats were already very effective at this, but Grand Adm. Erich Raeder, head of the Kriegsmarine, hoped to demonstrate to Hitler the value of Germany's surface fleet in order to avoid ...
These Zeiss binoculars were acquired by the current owner’s father, who was a submarine commanding officer during World War II. On May 10th, 1945, all the German U-boats were told to surrender.