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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-7
Military; World War II
German submarine U-7 was a Type IIB U-boat of the German Kriegsmarine, based out of Kiel during World War II. It was one of the smaller versions, and was first launched on June 29, 1935 with a crew ...
U-8
Military; World War II
The German submarine U-8 was a Type IIB U-boat of the German Kriegsmarine, based at Kiel during World War II. It was one of the smaller versions, and was first launched on July 16, 1935. Its first ...
U-9
Military; World War II
The German submarine U-9 was a Type IIB U-boat of the German Kriegsmarine. Her keel was laid down on April 8 1935, by Germaniawerft in Kiel. She was launched on July 30 1935 and commissioned on ...
U-10
Military; World War II
German submarine U-10 was a Type IIB U-boat built before World War II for service in the Kriegsmarine. As was one of the first batch of boats built following the renunciation of the Treaty of ...
U-21
Military; World War II
German submarine U-21 was a Type IIB U-boat of the German Kriegsmarine during World War II.U-21 was assigned to the 1st U-boat Flotilla, and carried out seven operational patrols. She sank six ships ...
U-22
Military; World War II
German submarine U-22 was a Nazi German Type IIB U-boat which was commissioned in 1936 following construction at the Germaniawerft shipyards at Kiel. Her pre-war service was uneventful, as she ...
U-23
Military; World War II
German submarine U-23 was a Type IIB U-boat of the Nazi German Kriegsmarine, built in Germaniawerft, Kiel. She was laid down on April 11 1936 and commissioned on September 24 1936.
