
It is worth adding that the basic armament of the German submarine forces during World War II were type VII and IX U-boats, and it was only at the end of the war that a truly revolutionary type XXI ship was introduced. The keel for U-43 was laid down in August 1938 at Bremen. They possessed a terrifying weapon to make sure Hitlers victory and vision. Over 40.000 pages on the officers, the boats, technology and the Allied efforts to counter the U-boat threat. After passing it, another training took place, consisting in harmonizing the crews with officers and non-commissioned officers. German submarine U-43 was a Type IXA U-boat of Nazi Germanys Kriegsmarine during World War II. By 1939, Germany was eager and ready to wipe out the stain in her naval history. Following standard U-boat and officer training from Dec 1939 to May 1942, he was assigned as supernumerary Watch Officer (WO) to U-412 until August 1942. The U-boat War in World War Two (Kriegsmarine, 1939-1945) and World War One (Kaiserliche Marine, 1914-1918) and the Allied efforts to counter the threat. The individual training of German U-boat officers was very demanding, which took place in a total of several centers and sometimes lasted almost a year. After the victory in the September campaign, German practical training of submarines took place mainly in the Baltic Sea by school U-boat flotillas. After completing the basic training, the Kriegsmarine was assigned to one of the underwater weapons schools - the first such school was established at the end of 1933. Mostly (especially before 1939) volunteers, most often between 17 and 25 years old, applied for service in the U-boats. As in many other navies, including the Kriegsmarine, a considerable role was attached to the training of submarine crews.

Distribution Company Columbia Pictures Corp. However, this does not change the fact that the German U-boats were able to inflict huge losses on the Allied merchant shipping in the Atlantic. Film Details Also Known As The Spy in Black Genre War Biography Drama Spy Release Date Premiere Information New York opening: week of Production Company Columbia Pictures Corp. It is estimated that during its course the Germans launched about 1130 U-boats, of which they lost about 780 ships. The German submarine weapon (German U-Bootwaffe) turned out to be the basic weapon of the Kriegsmarine during World War II.
