In August 1942, he was given command of his own submarine - HMS Upspring, which conducted 14 patrols, and for this he was awarded the ...

Ottawa will allocate additional $50-billion to $90-billion in defence-related government spending every year under new NATO ...

Many WW2-era German innovations have helped shape our modern world. ... These submarines were by far the most advanced of their kind at that time, and, unlike other contemporary submarines, ...

German submarines sank 56 Allied ships in the region and damaged another 14, losing just one of their own in the process ...

The "Dragon" in question was a captured German Focke Achgelis Fa 223 helicopter, the first of its kind to fly over the English Channel. It landed under a veil of utmost secrecy at Beaulieu ...

Dark Seas. The Submarines that Completely Changed WW2. Posted: April 29, 2025 | Last updated: April 29, 2025. A wolf pack of 13 German U-boats, later joined by three more, detected and pursued ...

WW2 pilot, 103, recalls sinking of German U-boat . Image source, JOHN BARNES. ... Mr Barnes said they did not often see enemy submarines but he was involved in sinking one on 12 May 1943.