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During the WHOI mission to photograph the USS F-1, the researchers also surveyed another piece of military wreckage: a lost ...
None of the successful boats ever left, either being destroyed by the Allies or scuttled by their crews. By contrast the 32 Italian submarines of the Betasom flotilla operating from Bordeaux ran the ...
In December 1941, six elite Italian frogmen launched a daring underwater ... Undeterred by defensive mines and submarine nets, the commandos risked everything to avenge their loss at Matapan ...
The Batfish is no ordinary exhibit. This World War II submarine is a national treasure, known for accomplishing an extraordinary feat ― sinking three enemy submarines in just 76 hours. That ...
HMS Astute, the Astute class nuclear-powered attack submarine attached to the Prince of Wales CSG, has made a number of rare appearances above the waves since the task group’s departure.
WASHINGTON, May 10, 1960 (UPI) - A U.S. atomic-powered submarine traveled 36,000 miles around the world in an 84-day underwater voyage, the White House announced today. The Triton, largest ...
President Donald Trump proclaimed in a post on his social media account that there will be two new holidays, each commemorating the end of World War I and World War II. "All over the World ...
In his research into the U.S. military presence in World War II, Florian Völler, a 41-year-old German Army veteran and volunteer with the local chapter of the German War Graves Commission ...
The Enigma The World War II M4 Enigma cipher machine ... The messages revealed the locations of the submarines, allowing them to be destroyed before they could attack allied ships.
Russia marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in World War II over Nazi Germany and its allies. Credit: EPA/Pavel Lisitsin / HOST PHOTO AGENCY RIA NOVOSTI / HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO ...
At times during the occupation there was one German for every three islanders The Channel Islands, which is marking Liberation Day on Friday and Saturday, were the only part of the British Isles ...
What became known as Victory in Europe Day marked the end of World War II in Europe, prior to the end of the entire war, with Japan's surrender nearly four months later, on Sept. 2, 1945.