Hitler's 'lost fleet' of U-boats found in the Black Sea

[Swede]

For years, German submarines U-19, U-20, and U-23 were a terrifying presence beneath the waves, preying on British and Russian shipping. Then, 60 years ago, they suddenly vanished to the bottom of the Black Sea.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/europe/hitlers-lost-fleet-of-uboats-found-in-the-black-sea-780701.html

[FARAFIELD]

1. great story

I lived in Turkey for a year (Adana) and they talked about it openly there, just surprised it took this long, the part of taking them overland is legend.

[rockymountaindem]

2. Cool

I went on the last surviving type II submarine this summer in Finland. It was a very interesting machine, kind of like an earth-bound version of a space capsule.

[knitter4democracy]

3. Intact, even.

Fascinating! I hope they bring up one of them and restore it for a museum. My hubby and I loved the U-boat exhibit at the museum in Chicago.

[Forkboy]

4. Fascinating stuff.

For a great, and extremely comprehensive, rundown of the history of the U-Boats I HIGHLY recommend Clay Blair's two novel history of the the U-Boats, an exhaustive rundown of every U-boat to serve during the war. Any war buff, naval or otherwise, will be pleased with the amount of detail and work put into both novels.



Thanks for posting this. I love this stuff!