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-56

Military; World War II

SM U-56 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) in World War I. U-56 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the ...

U-57

Military; World War II

SM U-57 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) in World War I. U-57 was engaged in naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.

U-58

Military; World War II

SM U-58 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) in World War I. U-58 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. ...

U-59

Military; World War II

SM U-59 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) in World War I. U-59 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. ...

U-50

Military; World War II

SM U-50 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) in World War I. U-50 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the ...

U-61

Military; World War II

SM U-61 was a German Type Mittel U U-boat commissioned and deployed to operate off the coast of the British Isles and attack coastal shipping as part of the U-boat Campaign during World War I.

U-62

Military; World War II

SM U-62 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) in World War I. U-62 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.