rest of Feb in U-boat history...
Posted by:
Craig McLean
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Date: February 18, 2001 02:32PM
<HTML>19th February 1943: A two-day U-boat attack on Convoy ONl16 in the North Atlantic ends with 15 allied ships sunk.
20th February 1944: The Admiralty announces an 11-day battle with U-boats in Straits of Gibraltar, during which three ships are sunk and several damaged.
24th February 1945: German U-boats sink 8 ships and 2 destroyers from a convoy bound for the Russian port of Murmansk.
25th February 1944: The Destroyer Mahratta is sunk by U-956. This is the only loss in the 43 ship and 19 escort Arctic convoy, JW57.
(source: WW2 Timeline)
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20th February 1944: The Admiralty announces an 11-day battle with U-boats in Straits of Gibraltar, during which three ships are sunk and several damaged.
24th February 1945: German U-boats sink 8 ships and 2 destroyers from a convoy bound for the Russian port of Murmansk.
25th February 1944: The Destroyer Mahratta is sunk by U-956. This is the only loss in the 43 ship and 19 escort Arctic convoy, JW57.
(source: WW2 Timeline)
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rest of Feb in U-boat history...
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Craig McLean | 02/18/2001 02:32PM |
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RE: rest of Feb in U-boat history...
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Anders Wingren | 02/18/2001 07:38PM |
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RE: rest of Feb in U-boat history...
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Craig McLean | 02/19/2001 01:19AM |