WW1 Submarines: What Were They Used For And Do Any Still Exist?
Submarines came to the forefront of military navies with the advent of WWI, as Germany's dangerous U-boats proved a ...
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German WW1 U-boat found off the coast of Shetland
A World War One German U-boat has been ... this is the UC-55." U-boats were used by Germany in both world wars, inflicting a heavy toll on merchant ships and military vessels.
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Submarine Warfare: What Were the U-boats?
U-boats were the submarine arm of the German navy and a month ... it ended in a similar way as in WW1. Once again, the U-boat arm sank vast numbers of merchant shipping, 14.7 million tons in ...
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Behind the Sinking of the Lusitania
German naval commanders began to order submarines to sink merchant ships on sight. First Sea Lord Sir John (“Jackie”) Fisher said he would have done the same. Churchill, seeing an opportunity ...
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WW1: Why was the first German defeat in Africa?
Merchant ships were also at risk ... Norman Wilkinson developed dazzle camouflage to protect ships from German U-boats in WW1 WW1: Why was the first day of the Somme such a disaster?