Maybe someone can help me. In the book "Krigsmarine am Feind" there is a photo of a submarine which is supposedly a German U-boat, however it doesn't look like German to me. Could this be a Italian boat?
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Is this a Italian submarine?
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Is this a Italian submarine?
Hello all,
Maybe someone can help me. In the book "Krigsmarine am Feind" there is a photo of a submarine which is supposedly a German U-boat, however it doesn't look like German to me. Could this be a Italian boat?
Photo attached.
Maybe someone can help me. In the book "Krigsmarine am Feind" there is a photo of a submarine which is supposedly a German U-boat, however it doesn't look like German to me. Could this be a Italian boat?
Photo attached.
Re: Is this a Italian submarine?
Possibly the former HMS Seal:José M. Rico wrote: ↑Thu Mar 02, 2023 7:12 pm Hello all,
Maybe someone can help me. In the book "Krigsmarine am Feind" there is a photo of a submarine which is supposedly a German U-boat, however it doesn't look like German to me. Could this be a Italian boat?
Photo attached.
https://uboat.net/boats/foreign_ub.htm
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Re: Is this a Italian submarine?
I have checked some pictures and I believe you may be correct. The foredeck does indeed look like that of HMS Seal.
The boat was captured by the Germans and served with the Kriegsmarine for a short time in 1941. They probably used a photo of the former HMS Seal in the book for propaganda purposes.
Thank you!
The boat was captured by the Germans and served with the Kriegsmarine for a short time in 1941. They probably used a photo of the former HMS Seal in the book for propaganda purposes.
Thank you!