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4 unusual facts about Befehlshaber der U-Boote


BDU

Befehlshaber der U-Boote (BdU), commander-in-chief of Germany's submarine fleets in World War II

Convoy HX 212

As western Atlantic coastal convoys brought an end to the second happy time, Admiral Karl Dönitz, the Befehlshaber der U-Boote (BdU) or commander in chief of U-Boats, shifted focus to the mid-Atlantic to avoid aircraft patrols.

Convoy SC 107

As western Atlantic coastal convoys brought an end to the "Second Happy Time", Admiral Karl Dönitz, the Befehlshaber der U-Boote (BdU) or commander in chief of U-Boats, shifted focus to the mid-Atlantic to avoid aircraft patrols.

Convoy SC 48

In the early hours of 15 October Thurmann of U-553 reported his contact to U-boat Command (BdU) and was ordered to shadow, whilst other U-boats were gathered for the attack.


German U-boat bases in occupied Norway

The U-boat base at Bergen grew exponentially after the liberation of France by the Western Allies, when the senior commanding officer of U-boat operations in the west ("FdU West") was moved from Angers, France to the city.

The Messenger Boy

Rose Boote (professional name, Miss Rosie Boote), who also appeared in the London cast, so charmed Geoffrey Taylour, 4th Marquess of Headfort, that he married her in 1901.


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