During the German occupation of France, the bunker was meant to be the main German U-boat base in the Mediterranean, but Allied forces bombed the city in May 1944 and took it back in August that year.

After the Kriegsmarine lost several top submariners in 1941, a major operation was launched to rescue Otto Kretschmer, the sole survivor, from a Canadian POW camp. Over the following year, an ...

German intelligence was vital during WWII, making recovery efforts for the sinking U-boat a top priority for the Navy task group. German Capt. Harald Lange, who commanded the U-505, ordered the ...

On May 14, 1945, the world watched as the first eight German U-boats surrendered to Admiral Sir Max Horton at Lisahally. The German crews were then marched through Ebrington Square, amidst relief ...

The Germans primarily painted spirals on the nosecones of the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, two of the best German fighter planes of WW2. The spirals worked well to promote safety.

U-1021 served with 31st U-boat Flotilla before disappearing in March 1945. Several other World War II submarines have been found in recent memory, including several German U-boats.

Look for the film in theaters beginning June 12th. Editors' Picks screen shot 2016 09 08 at 12 08 28 am Tom Hanks Takes on WW2 Nazi U Boats in Greyhound Trailer: Watch Tom Hanks’ Top 10 Performances ...

The wreck of the SS Bloody Marsh may have been found off South Carolina, 78 years after torpedoes from a German U-boat sank the ship and killed three crewmen.

BOOK NOW Next, check out A Boat Commanded by JFK Was Unearthed Off Manhattan Recently! Untapped New York first published about this German U-boat in 2014 in an article by Benjamin Waldman.

The German U-boat U-853 sank the last U.S. merchant ship sunk in WWII. Historian Tim Gray speculates that German U-boats may have entered Narragansett Bay before the U.S. officially entered WWII.