During World War II, German U-boats dealt significant damage to Allied shipping. The submarines used stealth and strategic tactics, augmented by intelligence gathered on merchant vessels, to inflict maximum destruction. These U-boats strategically targeted ships, causing disruptions across the Atlantic Ocean’s shipping lanes. While the Allies labored to refine their strategies to counter this menace, […]
(Sept. 9, 2022) This week, 80 years ago, the RMS Laconia was sunk by U-156, commanded by Kapitänleutnant Werner Hartenstein, off the west coast of Africa between Liberia and Ascension