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U-48: The Most Successful U-Boat of the Second World War (Paperback)
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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 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.
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Imprint: |
Frontline Books
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
September 2021 |
Authors: |
Franz Kurowski
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Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
208 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-399-01431-1 |
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LSN: |
1-399-01431-5 |
Barcode: |
9781399014311 |
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