The What's New Archive
May 2010
2010
23 May
15:09 - New article published
Published a new article called U-boat attacks on the convoy SC-48 and the mysterious loss of HMS GLADIOLUS during the night of 16/17 October 1941 by our Rainer Kolbicz. The article deals with re-assessments of facts during the convoy battle for SC-48.
21:29 - Youngest U-boat commander passes away
Oberleutnant zur See Ludwig-Ferdinand von Friedeburg, son of Admiral Hans-Georg von Friedeburg, passed away on 17 May 2010. He was the youngest U-boat commander to leave for mission.
22:16 - Updates to the site
Just wanted to announce that several changes are being prepared for the maps and other visualization of our data. This should be visible in a few days if all goes well.
In addition to the items shown here above we made some 960 additions or changes in our databases during May 2010.