1939 ⟶ Raeder Orders Unrestricted U-boat Warfare

The Commander-in-Chief of the German Navy Grossadmiral Erich...
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⚓ 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.⟶
Raeder Orders Unrestricted U-boat Warfare (1939)
GermanyU-boatnaval warfareAtlanticmerchant shipsunrestricted warfareKriegsmarineRaederwar crime

🤿 Dönitz Relaxes U-Boat Prize Rules, Orders Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

The Führer der Unterseeboote Karl Dönitz greatly relaxes prize rules ordering the sinking without warning of merchant ships that send signals by radio and the attack on smaller Allied passenger ships. He also opens the war on French shipping.⟶
Dönitz Relaxes U-Boat Prize Rules, Orders Unrestricted Submarine Warfare (1939)
GermanyU-boatsSubmarine WarfareKarl DönitzAtlanticWar at SeaMerchant ShipsWorld War IIUnrestricted Warfare

🚢 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

🚢 Hitler Orders Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

Hitler orders unrestricted submarine warfare.⟶
Hitler Orders Unrestricted Submarine Warfare (1940)
GermanySubmarine WarfareU-boatsAtlanticWar at SeaUnrestricted WarfareAllied Shipping

⚓️ German U-boat U-570 Captured and Recommissioned

German U-boat U-570, being forced to surface off Iceland is captured by the British Royal Navy and is later put into combat service as HMS Graph.⟶
German U-boat U-570 Captured and Recommissioned (1941)
U-boatRoyal NavyAtlanticNaval WarfareIntelligenceShip CaptureWarship