1940 ⟶ German U-boat Sinks Greek Steamer
German submarine U-44 torpedoes and sinks Greek steamer Ekat...
Year
1939
1940
1941
1942
⚓ Raeder Orders Unrestricted U-boat Warfare
The Commander-in-Chief of the German Navy Grossadmiral Erich Raeder orders his U-boats to sink without warning all Allied merchant ships.⟶
GermanyU-boatnaval warfareAtlanticmerchant shipsunrestricted warfareKriegsmarineRaederwar crime
🚢 German Battleships Sent to Disrupt Shipping
The Scharnhorst-class_battleship" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-blue-600 hover:underline dark:text-gray-300 dark:underline dark:hover:text-gray-100">German battleships Gneisenau and the Scharnhorst are sent out to relieve pressure on the Admiral Graf Spee by bringing havoc on the shipping routes.⟶
Germanynavybattleshipsnaval warfareAtlanticshippingGneisenauScharnhorstWWII
🚢 German U-boat Sinks Greek Steamer
German submarine U-44 torpedoes and sinks Greek steamer Ekatontarchos Dracoulis off Portugal at 04:15, killing 6. U-44 had been hunting for Ekatontarchos Dracoulis for the past 6 hours.⟶
GermanyU-boatAtlanticNaval WarfareShippingPortugalEkatontarchos Dracoulis
🚢 USS Niblack Attacks German U-boat
The destroyer USS Niblack attacks a German U-boat that had just sunk a Dutch freighter. The Niblack was picking up survivors of the freighter when it detected the U-boat preparing to attack. The Niblack attacked with depth charges and drove off the U-boat.⟶
US NavyU-boatAtlanticNaval WarfareNeutralityEscalationWWII
🚢 German U-boat Sinks SS Caribou
A German U-boat sinks the ferry SS Caribou, killing 137.⟶
U-boatsubmarine warfareAtlantic Oceanconvoycivilian casualtiesnaval warfareGerman Navyship sinking