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-79

Military; World War II

SM U-79 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial German Navy) in World War I. U-79 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.

U-70

Military; World War II

SM U-70 was a Type U 66 submarine or U-boat for the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during the First World War. She had been laid down in February 1914 as U-11 the final boat of the ...

U-51

Military; World War II

SM U-51 was a Type U 51 submarine, one of 329 submarines in the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) in World War I. She engaged in commerce warfare during the First Battle of the Atlantic.She ...

U-52

Military; World War II

SM U-52 was a German Type Mittel U U-boat of the Kaiserliche Marine during the First World War, one of the six forming the sub type 51.

U-53

Military; World War II

SM U-53 was a German Type Mittel U U-boat of the Kaiserliche Marine during the First World War, one of the six forming the sub type 51.

U-54

Military; World War II

SM U-54 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) in World War I. U-54 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.

U-55

Military; World War II

SM U-55 was a German Type Mittel U U-boat of the Kaiserliche Marine during the First World War, one of the six forming subtype 51.U 55 was ordered from Germaniawerft, Kiel on 23 August 1914, was laid ...