At the outbreak of war, the strength of the German Navy was not adequate for the needs of a major war, although they did achieve some remarkable results during the early years of the conflict ...

The GUPPY boats were World War II veteran diesel submarines that were ... the testing and reverse engineering of two Nazi German Kriegsmarine Type XXI U-boats, which had been surrendered to ...

Over eight decades ago, the US Navy made the historic capture of a Nazi U-boat during World War II. A treasure trove of vital German ... and agility compared to its predecessors. Given the ...

Summary: The article traces the history of German submarines from World War II to the modern era ... heavily armed battleship deployed by the Kriegsmarine—but she arguably was its most ...