I wondered if anyone might have information as to what was the AA armament on U-566 when it left France on July 5, 1943, to plant mines at Chesapeake Bay, Virginia? The first Quadruple C/38 2 cm AA guns were just beginning to arrive at the French ports in June and July, 1943, to become installed on front boats. I wondered if U-566 might have had one installed before leaving on July 5, or if it
Forum: General Discussions

I wonder if someone would be able to help me with information about the last patrol of U-548. The boat was sent in March, 1945,to operate off the US coast but was sunk on 19 April, 1945 southeast of Halifax. I wanted to know where specifically it was supposed to operate off the US coast. In Kenneth Wynn's book U-boat Operations of the Second World War, vol. 2, he states the U-548 was orde
Forum: General Discussions