2021, ISBN: 1399014315

[EAN: 9781399014311], Neubuch, [PU: Frontline Books], Paperback. Condition: New. Language: English. Brand new Book. Following the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, Germany was … Meer...

[EAN: 9781399014311], Neubuch, [PU: Frontline Books], Paperback. Condition: New. Language: English. Brand new Book. Following the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, Germany was not permitted to build or operate submarines. However, clandestine training took place on Finnish and Spanish submarines and U-boats were still built to German designs in Dutch yards.At the outset of the Second World War, Admiral Karl Doenitz argued for a 300-strong U-boat fleet, since his force of fifty-seven assorted U-boats could not materially affect British seaborne trade on their own. In August 1939, _U-48_ left Germany, commanded by Kapitanleutnant Herbert 'Vaddi' Schultze, to take up a waiting position around the British coast.It scored its first success on 5 September, when it torpedoed the British freighter _Royal Sceptre_, followed by _Winkleigh_ on 8 September. On both occasions, the first of many, Schultze showed himself to be a notable humanitarian: he addressed signals to Churchill giving positions of the sinkings so that crews could be saved.By 1 August 1941, _U-48_, the most successful U-boat of the Second World War, had sunk fifty-six merchant ships, of 322,478 gross tons, and one corvette. She was then transferred to the Baltic as a training boat. Schultze became commander of operations at 3 U-Flotilla, before being appointed commander of II/Naval College Schleswig. He died in 1987 at the age of 78._U-48_ was scuttled on 3 May 1945., Books<

2021, ISBN: 9781399014311

Following the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, Germany was not permitted to build or operate submarines. However, clandestine training took place on Finnish and Spanish submar… Meer...

Following the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, Germany was not permitted to build or operate submarines. However, clandestine training took place on Finnish and Spanish submarines and U-boats were still built to German designs in Dutch yards. At the outset of the Second World War, Admiral Karl Doenitz argued for a 300-strong U-boat fleet, since his force of fifty-seven assorted U-boats could not materially affect British seaborne trade on their own. In August 1939, _U-48_ left Germany, commanded by Kapitanleutnant Herbert 'Vaddi' Schultze, to take up a waiting position around the British coast. It scored its first success on 5 September, when it torpedoed the British freighter _Royal Sceptre_, followed by _Winkleigh_ on 8 September. On both occasions, the first of many, Schultze showed himself to be a notable humanitarian: he addressed signals to Churchill giving positions of the sinkings so that crews could be saved. By 1 August 1941, _U-48_, the most successful U-boat of the Second World War, had sunk fifty-six merchant ships, of 322,478 gross tons, and one corvette. She was then transferred to the Baltic as a training boat. Schultze became commander of operations at 3 U-Flotilla, before being appointed commander of II/Naval College Schleswig. He died in 1987 at the age of 78. _U-48_ was scuttled on 3 May 1945. Books Franz Kurowski|Paperback|Pen & Sword Books Ltd|21/09/2021, Pen & Sword Books Ltd<

2021, ISBN: 9781399014311

Frontline Books, Paperback, 208 Seiten, Publiziert: 2021-08-30T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 0.41 kg, Verkaufsrang: 387041, Germany, Europe, History, Subjects, Books, Weapons & Warfare,… Meer...

Frontline Books, Paperback, 208 Seiten, Publiziert: 2021-08-30T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 0.41 kg, Verkaufsrang: 387041, Germany, Europe, History, Subjects, Books, Weapons & Warfare, Military History, Naval Forces, Armed Forces, Naval Warfare, World War II 1939-1945, Vehicles, Models & Model-Making, Crafts, Hobbies & Home, Military Vehicles, Military & Naval, Engineering & Technology, Science, Nature & Maths, Government & Politics, Politics, Philosophy & Social Sciences, Maritime Archaeology, Weapons & Equipment, Warfare & Defence, Books Global Store, 579c3025-5e5c-446b-80c9-b24e6fd5c94f_3601, 579c3025-5e5c-446b-80c9-b24e6fd5c94f_0, Special Features Stores, Arborist Merchandising Root, Frontline Books, 2021<

2021, ISBN: 9781399014311

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