The Baltic - The U-boat War in Maps - uboat.net
WEBThe Baltic. The losses around the Bay of Danzig (Gdansk) were mostly due to very heavy mining operations by the British in 1944. This helped delay the deployment of the XXI boats in late 1944. This map does not include the more than 200 U-boats scuttled there in May 1945. U-boats lost in the Baltic.
Baltic Sea campaigns (1939–1945) - Wikipedia
WEBThe Baltic Sea campaigns were conducted by Axis and Allied naval forces in the Baltic Sea, the Gulf of Bothnia, the Gulf of Finland and the connected lakes Ladoga and Onega on the Eastern Front of World War II.
U-boat - Wikipedia
WEBU-boats were naval submarines operated by Germany, particularly in the First and Second World Wars. The term is an anglicized version of the German word U-Boot ⓘ, a shortening of Unterseeboot (under-sea boat), though the German term refers to any submarine. Austro-Hungarian Navy submarines were also known as U-boats.
The U-boat War, the Baltic Sea, and Norway II
WEBFeb 5, 2021 · Based on German experiences in the Black Sea, where Russian naval forces had proved quite active, Dönitz had to anticipate offensive action by Soviet warships in the Baltic. Since the German Navy’s primary goal was to revive the U-boat war, the Baltic represented a much more vital area than the Black Sea.
uboat.net - The U-boat War in Maps
WEBSep 9, 2012 · World War One maps. U-boat fates 1914-1918. U-boats discovered since their loss (new) U-boat shipyards during WWI. Allied ship losses by month. The U-boat War in World War Two (Kriegsmarine, 1939-1945) and World War One (Kaiserliche Marine, 1914-1918) and the Allied efforts to counter the threat.
The U-boat War, the Baltic Sea, and Norway I
WEBFeb 5, 2021 · Following Hitler’s declaration of war on the United States, U-boats prowled off America’s East Coast and in the Caribbean, sinking so many Allied vessels that the period from February to October 1942 became known to …
Gulf of Finland U-boat campaign - Wikipedia
WEBThe Gulf of Finland U-boat campaign lasted in the Gulf of Finland during the World War II against the Soviet Union between summer 1944 and spring 1945. During the campaign Finland switched sides and joined the Allies.
Discovered U-boats - German U-boat Fates - uboat.net
WEBCheck them out. German U-boats from WWI discovered since their loss. The U-boat War in World War Two (Kriegsmarine, 1939-1945) and World War One (Kaiserliche Marine, 1914-1918) and the Allied efforts to counter the threat. Over 40.000 pages on the officers, the boats, technology and the Allied efforts to counter the U-boat threat.
The U-Boat War: A Vital and Misjudged Part of WWII
WEBDec 28, 2017 · The Battle of the Atlantic was a vital arena of the Second World War. A protracted campaign that lasted for most of the war, German vessels tried to sink Allied supply ships. By far the most effective tools were the U-boats, the German submarines.
Permission to Come Aboard — Four Surviving WW2 U-Boats You …
WEBMay 31, 2014 · Fuel shortages prevented the 251-foot U-boat from sailing into battle – instead she was sent to the bottom of the Baltic on May, 4, 1945. Salvaged in 1957, she was restored and served as a research sub in the post-war German navy and finally decommissioned in 1982 after a collision with a destroyer.