Odlicna knjiga o jednoj od najboljih podmornica tokom WW2. 

U-108 at war

By Jonathan Sutherland
2012, Pen and Sword
ISBN 1848846673
Paperback, 144 pages

Descripton: The photos in this book are taken from an unpublished album belonged to a member of the crew of U-boat U-108 during World War II. These good quality photos show every aspect life aboard before, during and after a typical mission into the Atlantic. There are stunning shots of the sinking of Allied shipping and the rescue of their crews (Against Hitler's orders!). Rarely seen below-deck views show just how cramped the living and working conditions were in a submerged craft. Shots from the conning tower in mid-ocean demonstrate the vile sea conditions that the vessels were forced to endure, from gigantic seas to frozen decks and equipment. The comradeship of the close-knit crew is expressed in shots showing how the men's domestic chores were performed in the confined space of these small craft miles from the nearest land. It is most unusual to have such a comprehensive photographic record of a U-boat on active service since so few survived the war intact.

Grey Wolves

The U-Boat War 1939-1945

Descripton: In the early years of the Second World War, the elite force of German submariners known as the Ubootwaffe came perilously close to perfecting the underwater battle tactics and successfully cutting Britain's transatlantic lifeline. To the Allies, these enemy sailors were embarking on a mission of unequivocal evil. Each member of the Ubootwaffe understood that he must take pride in being part of a unique brotherhood. He had to do so because he was setting out—in claustrophobic, unsanitary, stench-filled, and ultimately hellish conditions—on a journey that would test his mental and physical endurance to the very limits, and which he had little chance of surviving. Those that did return soon ceased to take comfort in friends or family, dwelling only on the knowledge that another patrol awaited them. By the end of the war, of the 39,000 men who went to sea in the U-boats, 27,491 died in action and a further 5,000 were made prisoners of war. Of the 863 U-boats that sailed on operational patrols, 754 were lost. Grey Wolves captures life on board a U-boat, in text, letters, diaries, journals, memoirs, prose, and poetry, relaying tales of the mundane and the routine, dramatic and heroic; the fear and resilience of every crew member, from Kapitainleutnant to Mechaniker. It is a vivid, brutally realistic portrait of the men who fought and died beneath the surface of the Atlantic in what was, perhaps, the most critical battle of the war.

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U-173

Evo par reci o podmornici U-173, koja je sve uspehe ostvarila na danasnji dan 1942.
Podmornica U-173 imala je dve ratne patrole. Prva patrola trajala je od 15.06.1942. do 20.09.1942. Podmornica je isplovila iz luke Kiel i ostala na zadatku 98 dana dok se nije vratila u luku Lorient. Tokom ove patrole podmornicom je komandovo Heinz-Ehler Beucke. Podmornica je operisala u Karipskom moru ali nije imala uspeha u potapanju Saveznickih brodova.
Tokom druge patrole podmornica dobija novog komadanta Hans-Adolf Schweichel sa kojim je imala mnogo bolje rezultate. Napusta bazu Lorient 01.11.1942. i upucuje se u blizinu obale Maroka i Gibraltara. 11.11.1942. uspeva da pogodi tri Americka broda. Prvo potapa brod USS Joseph Hewes (AP 50). Brod potapa u blizini obale Marokanskog grada Mohammeida. Ovom prilikom 100 clanova posade gubi zivot dok je 258 prezivelo.
Ubrzo posle ovoga uspeva da osteti jos dva broda. Prvo pogadja USS Winooski (AO 38), koji je prenosio gorivo i ostale stvari za iskrcavanje u Maroku. Brod pogadja jedno torpedo ali uspeva da stigne do obale i biva spasen od potapanja.
Skoro u istom trenutku uspeva da pogodi i svoj treci brod USS Hambleton (DD 455), ali je i on imo srece i uspeva da dodje sa ostecenjima do luke. Svoj cetvrti brod pogadja 15.11.1942. To je bio Americki brod    USS Electra (AK 21). Brod pogadja sa jednim torpedom ali zbog blizine obale uspeva da se spase totalnog potapanja. Brod je prevozio ratni materijal i gorivo. Ovom prilikom jedan clan posade gubi zivot.
Sledeceg dana podmornicu U-173 napadaju Tri americka ratna broda u uspevaju da je uniste podvodnim minama. Ovom prilikom svih 57 clanova posade gubi zivot.

Cupavo je bilo biti na podmornicama! To su bili jaki ljudi, a eto svi su poginuli... eh, rat je gadna stvar!
Ova fotka cele posade je sjajna  a i potresna u isto vreme (znajuci za njihovu sudbinu).
Neka pocivaju u miru svi koji su zrtve rata...

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