The boat is their home, but it can become their grave at any time. Since detailed information for all U-Boat classes and single ships would be too voluminous for this web page, only a short overview about the single U-Boat types is given here.
General notes on this boat. A Memoir of the Sinking of the Aboukir, Cressy and Hogue by U-boat U-9 in September 1914 by Lieutenant Otto Weddigen. The U-boat War in World War Two (Kriegsmarine, 1939-1945) and World War One (Kaiserliche Marine, 1914-1918) and the Allied efforts to counter the threat. Commanded: U-9, U-138, U-43, U-181 A most outstanding commander, Wolfgang Luth was one of the highest decorated officers to be awarded with the Knight’s Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds. 20 Apr 1940.On 20 April 1940 the boat fired torpedoes at the Polish destroyer ORP Blyskawica, which missed.. Men lost from U-boats. UBOAT is a simulator of a submarine from WWII era. The following section describes the most important commands available in U-Boot. For the last five years I have been attached to the submarine flotilla, and have been most interested in that branch of the navy.
About 80% of all U-Boats were destroyed, 28.000 of the 40.000 U-boat personal were killed during the war, 8.000 were captured.
5.9. U-Boot Command Line Interface. Over 40.000 pages on the officers, the boats, technology and the Allied efforts to counter the U-boat threat. It is a survival sandbox with crew management mechanics while its primary theme is life of German sailors. The behaviour of some commands depends on the configuration of U-Boot and on the definition of some variables in your U-Boot environment. Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-9 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.. U-boat Emblems Four days after Germany’s surrender, a German sentry guard fired a single warning shot that killed Wolfgang Luth, after he had failed to provide the access code. I am 32 years old and have been in the navy for years.