German submarine U-96
Submarine
Sawfish...and other ceremonies to repel demons and disease, which has contributed to its demise. The sawfish also notably served as the emblem of German submarine U-96, known for its portrayal in Das Boot, and later the symbol of the 9th U-Boat... In this article: Cites, Pacific, Australia, Atlantic, Lake Nicaragua, United States, German submarine U-96, and Litter |
-
Wikipedia | September 20, 2009
U96
...Hayo Panarinfo), known for a number of 1990s Eurodance hits . The name of the project comes from the film, Das Boot, about the German submarine U-96 from the Second World War . The project's first hit "Das Boot" (1991) is a techno /dance...
In this article: U96, Das Boot, Alex Christensen, Eurodance, Second World War, Cd-rom, Mac OS, Ingo Hauss, and Klaus Doldinger
-
Portal:United States Merchant Marine/Selected article/1
...British Ministry of War Transport in late 1940. During the ship's first transatlantic crossing under the British flag, she was sunk by German submarine U-96 on 18 February 1941, with the loss of 25 men. The 11 survivors were picked up by a...
In this article: World War I, Rotterdam, United States, World War II, and United States Navy
-
www.washingtonpost.com | February 26, 2007
Obituaries
...of a heart ailment in Berlin. Mr. Buchheim was acclaimed for his books, including several about his World War II patrol aboard the German submarine U-96 in the Atlantic Ocean in 1941. He crafted that experience into the novel "Das Boot," or...
In this article: Lothar-Guenther Buchheim, Das Boot, World War II, California, Fons Rademakers, Atlantic Ocean, Trademark, and Academy Award
-
Author of `Das Boot' Dies at Age 89
Buchheim was acclaimed for his works of fiction and nonfiction, including several about his World War II patrol aboard the German submarine U-96 in the Atlantic Ocean in 1941. He crafted that experience into the novel "Das Boot," or...
In this article: Das Boot, World War II, Atlantic Ocean, Heart failure, The Boat, and Emil Nolde
-
German submarine U-96 (1940) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
German submarine U-96 (1940) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ... U-96 or Unterseeboot 96 was a German Type VIIC submarine of the Kriegsmarine ...
-
German submarine U-96 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
German submarine U-96. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jump to: ... German submarine U-96 (1940), a Type VIIC submarine that served in the Second ...
-
www.cafepress.com
German Submarine U-96 Women's Dark T-Shirt > U-96 > Naval and ...
... Store: German Submarine U-96 Women's Dark T-Shirt: German Submarine U-96 Women's Dark ... German Submarine U-96 Women's Dark T-Shirt. German Submarine U-96 ...
-
www.usatoday.com
German author of 'Das Boot' dead at 89 - USATODAY.com
Lothar-Guenther Buchheim, the German author and art collector best known for his ... War II patrol aboard the German submarine U-96 in the Atlantic Ocean in 1941. ...
-
www.sfgate.com
German Author of 'Das Boot' Dead at 89
... War II patrol aboard the German submarine U-96 in the Atlantic Ocean in 1941. ... to German naval records, the boat was a rarity among the submarine fleet because ...
-
www.80sreborn.com
Das Boot Review
... horrifying look at the lives of the crewmen aboard a German submarine in the midst of World War II, when Germany and ... aboard the German submarine U-96. ...
Trends
Loading...
More on German submarine U-96
Description from Wikipedia:
Unterseeboot 96 or U-96 was a Type VIIC submarine of the Kriegsmarine. Her keel was laid down September 16, 1939 by Germaniawerft, of Kiel. She was commissioned September 14, 1940 with Kapitänleutnant Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock in command. Lehmann-Willenbrock was relieved in March 1942 by Oberleutnant zur See Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel. He was relieved in turn in March 1943 by Oblt. Wilhelm Peters. In February 1944 Oblt. Horst Willner took command, turning the boat over to Oblt. Robert Rix in June of that year. Rix commanded the boat until February 1945.
As part of the 7th Flotilla, stationed in Saint Nazaire/France, U-96 conducted 11 patrols, sinking 28 ships totalling 190,094 tons and damaging four others totalling 33,043 tons. On March 30, 1945, U-96 was sunk by US bombs while in the submarine pens in Wilhelmshaven. In her entire career, U-96 suffered no casualties to her crew. The boat was also known for its emblem, a green laughing sawfish. The laughing sawfish became the symbol of the 9th Flotilla after Lehmann-Willenbrock took command in March 1942.
During 1941, a war correspondent named Lothar-Günther Buchheim joined U-96 for a single patrol. His orders were to photograph and describe the U-boat in action for propaganda purposes. From his experiences, he wrote a short story, "Die Eichenlaubfahrt" ("The Oak-Leaves Patrol") and a 1975 novel which was to become an international best-seller, Das Boot, followed in 1976 by U-Boot-krieg ("U-Boat War"), a nonfiction chronicle of the voyage. In 1981 Wolfgang Petersen brought the novel to the big screen with the most expensive German film to that date, Das Boot, critically acclaimed by many as one of the best submarine films of all time.
Explore everything named German submarine U-96...
