World War II

World War II

A major global military conflict involving most countries in the world which began in 1939 and ended in 1945. With about 70 million in fatalities, World War II is the most widespread and deadliest conflict in human history. The war was marked by significant events that saw unprecedented mass killing of civilians including the Holocaust, the Nanjing Massacre and the only use of nuclear weapons in warfare.

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U-104

Military; World War II

SM U-104 was a German Type Mittel U U-boat during the First World War. U-104 was built at AG Weser in Bremen, launched on 3 July 1917 and commissioned on 12 August 1917. She completed four patrols ...

U-105

Military; World War II

SM U-105 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) in World War I. U-105 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the ...

U-106

Military; World War II

SM U-106 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) in World War I. U-106 was commissioned on 28 Jul 1917, under the command of Kapitänleutnant Hans ...

U-107

Military; World War II

SM U-107 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) in World War I. U-107 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the ...

U-108

Military; World War II

SM U-108 was one of 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) in World War I. U-108 was engaged in commerce warfare in the First Battle of the Atlantic. Launched in ...

U-109

Military; World War II

U-109 was a submarine in the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) in World War I, taking part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.

SM U-110

Military; World War II

SM U-110 was a German Mittel-U type U-boat of the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. She was ordered on 5 May 1916 and launched on 28 July 1917. She was ...