U-48
the most successful U-boat of the Second World War
Edición de la obra U-48
| Autor | Franz Kurowski |
|---|---|
| Editorial | Frontline |
| Fecha de publicación | 2012 |
| Lugar | Barnsley |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 184 |
| ISBN-13 | 9781848326064 |
| ISBN-10 | 1848326068 |
| OCLC | 781997450, 792760614 |
| LCCN | 2012376108 |
| Número de Cutter | K96u |
Following the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, Germany was not permitted to build or operate submarines. However, clandestine training took place on Finnish and Spanish submarines and U-boats were still built to German designs in Dutch yards. After the outset of the Second World War, a fleet of U-boats was created in Germany and U-48 took up its place around England. By August 1941, U-48, the most successful boat of the Second World war, had sunk 56 merchant ships.