The Bay of Biscay
This body of water was known as the Valley of Death among U-boat men from 1943 onwards. At that time the RAF had gained total air supremacy all over the bay and was sinking U-boats only few hours from their bunkers. The failure of the Luftwaffe to protect the area is baffling.
This map shows 65 U-boats lost at sea, a significant portion of the overall losses. Here the Flak-boats were experimented with in an attempt to fend of the allied aircraft. One of the means to combat the ever-present aircraft in this area was the Piening-Route of 1943.
 U-Boats in the Bay of Biscay McCue, Brian Buy this title at amazon.co.uk See more sellers |
Books dealing with this subject include: Black May, Gannon, Michael, 1998 (transl.) Bloody Biscay, Goss, Chris, 1997  Lobos Acosados, Tojo Ramallo, José Antonio, 2000 Maritime Is Number Ten - The Sunderland Era 1939-45, Baff, K.C. (Flight Lieutenant), 1983 U-Boats in the Bay of Biscay, McCue, Brian, 1990 U. S. Navy PB4Y-1 (B-24) Liberator Squadrons in Great Britain during WWII, Carey, Alan C., 2003 |