U-48 · The Most Successful U-Boat of the Second World War
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Following the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, Germany was not permitted to build or operate submarines. However clandestine training onboard Finnish and Spanish submarines took place and U-boats were still built to German designs in Dutch yards.At the outset of the Second World War, Donitz argued for a 300-strong U-boat fleet, since his force of 57 U-boats could only inflict pin-pricks against British seaborne trade . In August 1939, U-48 left Germany, commanded by Vaddi Schultze, to take up a waiting position around England.
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Data sheet
- Name of the Author
- Franz
Kurowski - Language
- English
- Release date
- 2011
