U-boat | German Submarine Warfare in WWI & WWII | Britannica
WEB4 days ago · In World War II Germany built 1,162 U-boats, of which 785 were destroyed and the remainder surrendered (or were scuttled to avoid surrender) at the capitulation. Of the 632 U-boats sunk at sea, Allied surface ships and shore-based aircraft accounted for the great majority (246 and 245 respectively).
How German U‑Boats Were Used in WWI—And Perfected in WWII
WEBMar 21, 2022 · In May 1940, Hitler approved unrestricted submarine warfare on all shipping around Great Britain after initially rejecting the idea to avoid provoking the United States. Once in possession of ports...
U-boat - Wikipedia
WEBU-boats are most known for their unrestricted submarine warfare in both world wars, trying to disrupt merchant traffic towards the UK and force the UK out of the war.
German submarine U-234 - Wikipedia
WEBGerman submarine U-234 was a Type XB U-boat of Nazi Germany 's Kriegsmarine during World War II, she was commanded by Kapitänleutnant Johann-Heinrich Fehler. Her first and only mission into enemy or contested territory consisted of the attempted delivery of uranium oxide and German advanced weapons technology to the Empire of Japan.
Technical pages - German U-boats of WWII - Kriegsmarine - uboat…
WEBIn these pages we'll attempt to explain most technologies relevant to the U-boat war. We'll eventually also cover the allied technologies that eventually doomed the conventional U-boat in 1943-1945. Here you'll find a good overview of the revolutionary Elektro boats that saw service in the final months of the war.
The German U-Boat. The Deadliest Hunter Of The Sea -The …
WEBFeb 12, 2019 · In 1939, when the Second World War broke out, Germany had only managed to construct 57 U-boats, but these new U-boats were far sturdier and more technologically advanced than their WWI predecessors, featuring heat-seeking torpedoes, large gun decks, and spiderweb mines.
The Schnorchel - Technical pages - German U-boats of WWII ...
WEBIn 1940 when the German army defeated the Netherlands a stroke of luck landed up on the German Navy, namely the Dutch invention the German called somewhat rudely the Schnorchel.
How Allied Forces Used Code and Hunches To Turn the Tables on German U …
WEBJan 17, 2023 · Tracking enemy submarines depended on signals intelligence, which in turn hinged on intercepting U-boat wireless radio transmissions. Much has been made of Bletchley Park’s ability to solve Enigma, but Ultra decrypts were often not readily at hand.
The Elektro boats - Technical pages - German U-boats of WWII ...
WEBOver 40.000 pages on the officers, the boats, technology and the Allied efforts to counter the U-boat threat.
The Wonder of the Walter Boat - Warfare History Network
WEBDevelopment of a revolutionary U-boat design led to the emergence of the Type XXI, but it came too late to change the course of World War II. This article appears in: August 2021. German engineer Hellmuth Walter stretched his shoulders, rubbed his face, and eased his hat back on his head as he walked down the wooden dock toward a covered deck.