When vicious WW2 U-boat battles raged off South Africa’s coastline
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In October 1942, a vitally important WW2 U-boat battle took place off the coast of South Africa. While thousands of miles away from the heart of the war in Europe, it was, in fact, one of Nazi Germany’s deadliest naval missions in the war.
Specifically, the WW2 German U-boat sortie went by the name Gruppe Eisbär (Polar Bear). It comprised four Type IXC boats (submarines). Namely, the U-68 (Karl-Friedrich Merten), U-172 (Carl Emmermann), U-159 (Helmut Witte) and U-504 (Hans-Georg Poske). So, w
Specifically, the WW2 German U-boat sortie went by the name Gruppe Eisbär (Polar Bear). It comprised four Type IXC boats (submarines). Namely, the U-68 (Karl-Friedrich Merten), U-172 (Carl Emmermann), U-159 (Helmut Witte) and U-504 (Hans-Georg Poske). So, w
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