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U-96, one of submarines resupplied in Spain. Between 1940 and 1944 there were some 25 cases of German submarines secretly resupplied in Spanish ports. The practice was pre-agreed between both governments in 1939, but faced with British protests related to breach of neutrality commitments, Spain started to withdraw from the scheme since late 1942.
Sources differ and list 25–26 cases of German submarines serviced in Spanish ports documented, [24] taking place between January 1940 and February 1944: 5 in 1940, 16 in 1941, 3 (2) in 1942, none in 1943 and 1 (0) in 1944. [25]
Category: Military of Francoist Spain. 1 language. ... Resupply of German submarines in Spain, 1940–1944; S. Spanish Armed Forces during the period of Francoism;
Submarine C-3 with rescue submarine ship Kanguro. Isaac Peral (C-1) 1928 – 1950. C-2 1928 – 1951. C-3 1928 – 1936, sunk by German submarine U-34. C-4 1928 – 1946, accidentally rammed by Spanish destroyer Lepanto. C-5 1928 – 1937, missing. C-6 1928 – 1937, scuttled.
The Kriegsmarine had acquired some knowledge of the area. Dönitz was an officer aboard UB-68 which had been sunk in the region in World War I. [4] U-boats had also served in the Spanish Civil War. The Republicans, with twelve submarines, opposed the Nationalists, who had none; the presence
German submarine U-138 was a Type IID U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine in World War II. Her keel was laid down on 16 November 1939 by Deutsche Werke in Kiel as yard number 267. She was launched on 18 May 1940 and commissioned on 27 June 1940 with Oberleutnant zur See Wolfgang Lüth in command.
Resupply of German submarines in Spain, 1940–1944; Rozas Airborne Research Center; S. Servicio Exterior de Falange; Spain during World War II; ... German submarine ...
German submarine U-124 (nickname "Edelweissboot" [1]) was a Type IXB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She operated in the Atlantic as part of the 2nd U-boat flotilla , both west of Scotland and east of the eastern US coast .