German U-Boat

This photo gallery attempts to capture the epic struggle of the U-boat force during the Battle of the Atlantic. During the war, German U-boats sent over 2900 ships and 14 million tons of allied shipping to the bottom of the sea, nearly cutting off the vital supplies of food, fuel and raw materials of Great Britain.

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U-boat propaganda picture Contributor: vedran Report

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Hitler personally decorates Gunther Prien for sinking of the Royal Oak, in Scapa Flow.

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A U-boat aids survivors of its attack. Such rescues among both sides German and Allied were not uncommon. Many commanders were known to leave life rafts and provisions and pointed directions for the survivors to reach land.

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Engelbert Endrass

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A crew aboard U-110 operates the Enigma machine.

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September 17 1939, HMS Courageous torpedoed by U-29, The first Royal Navy aircraft carrier sunk during WW2.

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