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The Pola
Flotilla had a maximum strength of 33 U–boats. Due to the favourable conditions for commerce raiding in the Mediterranean, they caused a disproportionately large number of Allied losses during the U-boat campaign. 3.6 million tons of the 14 million tons lost by the Allies were sunk in the
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In 1918 at the end of the campaign, the Pola
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In all, 45 U-boats served in the Pola
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Military units and formations of the
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30:Raised June 1915, Dissolved Oct 1918
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171:in support of Germany's ally, the
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614:List of wolfpacks of World War II
235:Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière
163:against Allied shipping in the
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81:Unrestricted submarine warfare
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197:The flotilla was made up of
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194:, rather than from Pola.
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254:FĂĽhrer der Unterseeboote
1197:French battleship
1142:French battleship
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173:Austro-Hungarian Empire
576:World War I commanders
249:U-Flottille Mittelmeer
223:Austro-Hungarian Navy
1314:Metox radar detector
536:Uncompleted projects
389:Leader Mediterranean
272:sank the battleship
177:U-Halbflottille Pola
157:Imperial German Navy
49:Imperial German Navy
325:Flotilla Commander
283:Commanding officers
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19:U-Boat Flotilla
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781:Steinbrinck
596:Karl Dönitz
405:VE Tarrant
229:: k.u.k.).
219:See-Arsenal
167:during the
111:Nickname(s)
1451:Categories
1272:Technology
1242:Courageous
1152:Formidable
1136:Cornwallis
767:Schlieffen
718:Pfadfinder
697:Kreuzotter
634:Delphin II
559:Commanders
490:Operation
484:Regenbogen
482:Operation
400:References
293:Commander
128:commanders
121:Commanders
1319:Mousetrap
1258:Royal Oak
1256:HMS
1248:HMS
1240:HMS
1232:HMS
1226:Ark Royal
1224:HMS
1205:HMS
1189:HMS
1173:HMS
1150:HMS
1134:HMS
1128:Britannia
1126:HMS
867:Black May
795:Streitaxt
788:Siegfried
655:Eisteufel
606:Wolfpacks
492:Deadlight
359:Commodore
276:Britannia
274:HMS
155:) was an
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1409:Germany
1353:Concepts
1299:Hedgehog
1175:Majestic
1167:Peresvet
920:Flanders
873:Bismarck
816:Weddigen
809:Vorwärts
753:Rossbach
739:Raubgraf
676:Hartmann
409:(1989)
315:Kophamel
267:SM
215:UC-boats
205:and the
203:Atlantic
192:Adriatic
137:Kophamel
91:Flotilla
69:Blockade
1430:Dora II
1398:Lorient
1394:France
1344:Snorkel
1207:Triumph
1199:Suffren
1191:Russell
1159:Gaulois
951:Regions
925:Kurland
802:TĂĽmmler
774:Seewolf
704:Leuthen
690:Kiebitz
662:Endrass
641:Dränger
620:BlĂĽcher
548:Classes
451:U-boats
221:of the
199:U-boats
190:in the
188:Cattaro
126:Notable
105:Cattaro
39:Germany
35:Country
1425:Dora I
1420:Norway
1329:Q-ship
1234:Barham
1144:Danton
760:Schill
746:Rösing
648:Eisbär
627:Borkum
511:German
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296:Title
45:Branch
27:Active
1380:Bases
1339:Sonar
1250:Eagle
875:chase
732:Prien
725:Pfeil
683:Hecht
516:Types
370:1918
350:1917
345:) CO
330:1916
301:1915
290:Date
269:UB-50
1112:sunk
930:Pola
830:Wolf
823:West
711:Lohs
411:ISBN
343:Chef
321:Chef
309:Adam
237:and
213:and
183:Pola
147:The
101:Pola
97:Base
87:Size
65:Role
55:Type
21:Pola
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