It’s thus entirely possible that these two gadgets might not even be WW1 era. They might have been made up by Mauser or whoever in the early 1930s using parts on hand as part of the experimental path that led to the Schiessbecher. cheers eon Reply Euroweaselsays: October 22, 2018 at...
Karl-Heinz Ggener's name indicating he either separated from service or was killed in action. Only one Kriegsmarine boat was destroyed on Gegner's date of death being U-216. He may not have served on-board long enough to qualify for the U-Boat war badge. This stunning grouping includes...
The U.S. would remain neutral until 1917 when Germany's policy of unrestricted submarine warfare and the British interception of the Zimmermann telegram to Mexico forced President Wilson to declare war on 6 April 1917.The German foreign minister, Arthur Zimmermann, had sent a Telegram to the Ger...
The Lyrics The Kriegsmarine's greatest weapon of WW2 was the U-boat. Wolf packs and individuals sunk 15.5 million tons. In WW1 they sank 11 million tons. U-boat set to sail It can travel anywhere It can breathe under water With the Schnorkel gulping air...
A wreck discovered off the Aberdeenshire coast is believed to be a lost Royal Navy warship that was sunk by a German U-boat during the First World War. HMS Hawke sank in the North Sea after being struck by a single torpedo in October 1914, killing 524 people. ...