U - 182 , German Submarine The Sinking In His First Voyage !

U - 182 , German Submarine The Sinking In His First Voyage !

U - 178

U - 178



 Diesel compartment of U - 178 under the leadership of Wilhelm Dommes Korvettenkapitän shows clearly how little space available for the u - boat crew to do its job , namely making machine " vehicle " they are still functioning . Moving inside the submarine , especially when the sea was turbulent , requires skills that resembles an acrobat ! Therefore do not be surprised if many people abrasions and some have even seriously injured by colliding with a ship body made ​​almost entirely of iron hard !

U - 161

U - 161

Korvettenkapitän Albrecht Achilles ( January 25, 1914 - September 27 1943) naval career began on April 8, 1934. He then served on the training ship Schleswig- Holstein and Gneisenau warships before being transferred to the U - boat in April 1940. Studying for her first as Korvettenkapitän Richard Zapp 's men in the U - 66 and participated in three rounds.

U - 125 , sunk by British destroyer Ship Collision !

U - 125 , sunk by British destroyer Ship Collision !

Kapitänleutnant Ulrich Folkers is one of the commanders of the most successful U-boat coming from 2 . Unterseebootsflotille . In this photo she had just returned to the U-boat base Lorient dated 6 November 1942 after completing her fifth patrol mission along the C type IX submarine U - 125 which lasted for three months more

U - 103

U - 103

 The U - 103 crew pose for souvenir purposes for relatives back home in Lorient U-boat bases . In the control tower attached to the emblem " Sig - Rune " ( the letter " S " of the alphabet Runik ) which also functions as a " fetish " for the ship as well as the first letter of the captain of the ship . This symbol is directly elected by Victor Schütze and is proven to bring good luck to the ship : in fact , the U - 103 is one of the German U-boats of the most successful in World War II !

U - 52 , German Submarine War Survivors Until the End of the World ! ! !

U - 52 , German Submarine War Survivors Until the End of the World ! ! !
The U - 52 officer in the control tower , May 22, 1942

U - 37 , U -boats most successful Sixth In World War II !

U - 37 , U -boats most successful Sixth In World War II !

Life Photo Album German U-boat crew

Sunday , November 13, 2011

Life Photo Album German U-boat crew

U - Boat Type XXI submarine Sophisticated in its time !

U - Boat Type XXI submarine Sophisticated in its time !



By : Waffen Armee

" England really lucky . Stop the war now , "said Captain Mervyn Wingfield , former Royal Navy submarine commander after checking a U - Boot Type XXI U - 2513 who surrendered to the Allies , May 16, 1945 .

U-Boat Type VII Submarine most widely used German in World War II!


One type VII U - boat , U - 570 , which is in the hands of the UK


Diagram of the U - boat type VII Germany