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S.S. Leopoldville Disaster

December 24, 1944

By Andrade, Allan
1999, Tern Book Company
ISBN 1890309540
Paperback, 268 pages, 37 photos, 7 paintings, 5 facsimiles

Descripton: About the loss of this troopship, which was carrying 2235 infantrymen of the U.S. 66th Division across the English Channel, to U-486.

From the uboat.net review: This book details the sinking of the S.S. Leopoldville, a Belgian liner turned troop transport. On Christmas Eve, 1944, she was carrying 2235 men of the 66th Infantry Division from Southampton to Cherbourg, reinforcements for the Battle of the ...
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