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Atlantic Ocean, the U-boat spotted the lone Greek steamer
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1278:"Forgotten Campaign: The Dutch East Indies Campaign 1941–1942"
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Forgotten
Campaign: The Dutch East Indies Campaign 1941–1942
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Warships 1815-1945: U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels
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Military history of
British Somaliland during World War II
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1171:"Heinz-Wilhelm Eck: Siegerjustiz and the Peleus Affair"
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9,000 PS (6,620 kW; 8,880 bhp) (diesels)
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for other boats alleged to be involved in war crimes.
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German U-boat losses from
September 1939 to May 1945
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597:(four fitted at the bow and two at the stern), 24
549:length of 68.50 m (224 ft 9 in), a
262:6.9 knots (12.8 km/h; 7.9 mph) submerged
850:. Eck was forced to run aground on a coral reef (
488:and completed in June 1943. She was commanded by
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192:4.40 m (14 ft 5 in) pressure hull
593:was fitted with six 53.3 cm (21 in)
3247:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in May 1944
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603:10.5 cm (4.13 in) SK C/32 naval gun
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3884:World War II shipwrecks in the Indian Ocean
742:In early 1944, the Kriegsmarine dispatched
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324:10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK C/32 deck gun
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156:1,799 t (1,771 long tons) submerged
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927:) were also given the death penalty.
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168:87.58 m (287 ft 4 in)
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1148:"The U-Boat War in the Indian Ocean"
1103:"War Patrols by German U-boat U-852"
657:adding citations to reliable sources
1327:, Leo Cooper, Great Britain: 2002.
1158:from the original on 21 March 2011.
500:Eck and his officers were the only
202:10.20 m (33 ft 6 in)
3874:World War II submarines of Germany
1262:German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net
1210:German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net
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3914:Maritime incidents in May 1944
910:In November 1945, Eck and the
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363:15 June 1943 – 31 January 1944
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3904:Ships built in Bremen (state)
611:2 cm (0.79 in) C/30
579:double-acting electric motors
510:end of World War II in Europe
337:2 cm (0.79 in) C/30
16:German World War II submarine
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802:sank the British cargo ship
771:However, the sinking of the
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535:German Type IXD2 submarines
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1719:List of U-boats of Germany
1258:"The Type IXD2 boat U-852"
1077:"The Type IXD2 boat U-852"
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935:Summary of raiding history
810:on 1 April. This time the
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672:"German submarine U-852"
291:230 m (750 ft)
1146:Klemen, L (1999–2000).
416:18 January – 3 May 1944
371:1 February – 3 May 1944
122:General characteristics
1297:Sharpe, Peter (1998).
883:Somaliland Camel Corps
426:2 merchant ships sunk
117:Scuttled on 3 May 1944
1256:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur.
1204:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur.
1101:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur.
1075:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur.
471:Focke-Achgelis Fa 330
378:Identification codes:
313:(four bow, two stern)
3894:Indian Ocean U-Boats
1390:Submarine atrocities
1206:"Ships hit by U-852"
1194:Sharpe (1998), p.148
1169:Dwight R. Messimer.
798:Two weeks later the
653:improve this section
605:, 150 rounds, and a
476:cable-towed lookout
367:12th U-boat Flotilla
885:and local militia.
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830:bomber flying from
359:4th U-boat Flotilla
3748:West Loch disaster
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1276:L, Klemen (2000).
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822:On 30 April 1944,
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