German U-Boat Ace Adalbert Schnee - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook German U-Boat Ace Adalbert Schnee write by Luc Braeuer. This book was released on 2015. German U-Boat Ace Adalbert Schnee available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Few commanders symbolize the evolution of the German U-boat arm during the Second World War as does Adalbert "Adi" Schnee. In 1940, Schnee successively commanded three Type II U-boats--U-6, U-60 and U-121-- in which he registered his first successes in the Atlantic. From the beginning of 1941, he was appointed commander of U-201, the first Type VIIC U-boat allotted to I Flotilla. During seven patrols with this U-Boot, which would take him to the coasts of America and Africa, he would receive the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves. With 15 ships sunk in convoys in the mid-Atlantic, he became the specialist in this form of attack. Commanding U-2511 in May 1945, he alone carried out an actual combat mission in the Type XXI U-boat. With the aid of logbooks and the recent discovery of a considerable collection of images from a war correspondent on one of U-201's missions, this book examines Schnee's incredible combat career.
German U-Boat Ace Rolf Mützelburg
German U-Boat Ace Rolf Mützelburg - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook German U-Boat Ace Rolf Mützelburg write by Luc Braeuer. This book was released on 2015. German U-Boat Ace Rolf Mützelburg available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. German naval officer Rolf Mützelburg was one of the outstanding figures of the WWII German U-boat arm. After obtaining regular successes against the North Atlantic convoys during his first four missions, he found new victims directly along the shores of Canada. Mützelburg received the highest decorations of the period and became one of the top U-boat aces. Furthermore, he shared with Adalbert Schnee, Teddy Suhren, and Erich Topp, the rare privilege of being affectionately nicknamed by Admiral Dönitz as "The Four Aces." The discovery of a photo album from a U-203 crew member, complemented by images sourced at the U-Boat Archive at Cuxhaven, allows us to illustrate the astonishing history of this U-boat with 240 photographs and documents. The eleven combat missions of U-203 are precisely described thanks to numerous maps and sketches and the complete translation of its logbook.
Silent Hunters
Silent Hunters - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Silent Hunters write by Theodore P. Savas. This book was released on 2013-09-25. Silent Hunters available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The compelling true stories of six little-known U-boat commanders and their dramatic WWII careers. When World War II erupted across Europe in 1939, Germany knew it couldn’t hope to compete with the Royal Navy in a head-to-head naval war. Left with no viable alternatives, the U-Bootwaffe wagered everything on the submarine in a desperate attempt to sink more tonnage than the Allies could construct. Some of these “silent hunters” who slipped out of their shelters along Europe's shores to stalk their prey have enjoyed considerable recognition in the years since. While most aspects of the bitter struggle have been told and retold from both the Axis and Allied points of view, the careers of some highly effective U-boat commanders have languished in undeserved obscurity. The profiles of six such commanders are presented in this collection of essays. They include Englebert Endrass, whose spectacular career before being lost off the coast of Gibraltar is described here by his best friend and fellow ace Enrich Topp, who wrote this while on his fifteenth War Patrol; Karl-Friedrich Merten, who was ranked among the war’s top tonnage aces; Ralph Kapitsky, whose U-615 suicidal surface-to-air battle in the Caribbean allowed many of his fellow submariners to escape into the Atlantic; Fritz Guggenberger, who sank an aircraft carrier and organized the biggest POW escape attempt in American history; Victor Oehrn, a former staff officer of Karl Dönitz's; and Heinz Eck, who was executed by the British. Includes photographs
Kriegsmarine U-boats 1939–45 (1)
Kriegsmarine U-boats 1939–45 (1) - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Kriegsmarine U-boats 1939–45 (1) write by Gordon Williamson. This book was released on 2012-04-20. Kriegsmarine U-boats 1939–45 (1) available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This, the first of two volumes on Germany's World War II U-boats, traces their development from the early U-boats of the Kaiser's Navy, the prohibition on Germany having U-boats following the Armistice in 1918 and the subsequent Treaty of Versailles, the secret development of U-boats using a 'cover-firm' in Holland, culminating in the formation of the 1st U-boat Flotilla in 1935 with the modern Type II. The operational history section includes examples from the Classes Type VIIA, Type VIIB, VIID, VIIE and VIIF before concentrating on the mainstay of the U-boat arm, the Type VIIC. Comparisons are also made with the standard allied submarines, their strengths, weaknesses and U-boat tactics.
The U-boat Commanders
The U-boat Commanders - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The U-boat Commanders write by Jeremy Dixon. This book was released on 2019. The U-boat Commanders available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Jeremy Dixon's highly illustrated book is the ideal guide to the Knight's Cross holders and their wartime service.
