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The German U-Boat Menace of World War II
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KillerFord1977
SAINT
Das Boot was a fantastic move portrayal 
Old_Me
SAINT
we had a German U-Boat right here during the war, that got sunk...funny too...the US Naval Fleet WAS IN RI....!!!!!
along with the Naval War College....still here
but radar back then, was not like it is today for sure.
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along with the Naval War College....still here
but radar back then, was not like it is today for sure.
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SimonRL
Hellcat
German U-Boat Menace.
A menace is that kid that insists on driving his car too fast down the street. Or those
Numbskulls who live behind you who play their music until 4am. The German U-Boats were something altogether, sinking boats full of children being evacuated to Canada and other countries and machine gunning or shelling the lifeboats of ships they had hit. Fortunately the vast majority of those captains and crew received the ending they deserved.
A menace is that kid that insists on driving his car too fast down the street. Or those
Numbskulls who live behind you who play their music until 4am. The German U-Boats were something altogether, sinking boats full of children being evacuated to Canada and other countries and machine gunning or shelling the lifeboats of ships they had hit. Fortunately the vast majority of those captains and crew received the ending they deserved.
Cedric
Custom
Donitz, commander of the U-boat fleet had two precepts:
1. Attack at night on the surface using the near invisibility of the low profile of the boat and its speed on the surface which was faster than a transport. The type VII was developed specifically for this purpose.
2. He did not recognize the Hague Convention which said that civilian shipping had to be forewarned and the crew allowed to get in the life boats before the sub attacked. In his view, the ship sending a report or SOS prior to the attack was an Allied intelligence source and therefore was fair game for a surprise attack.
So, yes they all got what they deserved thanks to the convoy system and the development of cm wave radar and sonar. Thankfully, Donitz was slow on the uptake when it came to technology and he was an unmitigated disaster when he was promoted to CINC of the German Fleet. He spent 10 years in Spandau prison as a war criminal.
1. Attack at night on the surface using the near invisibility of the low profile of the boat and its speed on the surface which was faster than a transport. The type VII was developed specifically for this purpose.
2. He did not recognize the Hague Convention which said that civilian shipping had to be forewarned and the crew allowed to get in the life boats before the sub attacked. In his view, the ship sending a report or SOS prior to the attack was an Allied intelligence source and therefore was fair game for a surprise attack.
So, yes they all got what they deserved thanks to the convoy system and the development of cm wave radar and sonar. Thankfully, Donitz was slow on the uptake when it came to technology and he was an unmitigated disaster when he was promoted to CINC of the German Fleet. He spent 10 years in Spandau prison as a war criminal.