The U-boat war in Maps

Canary Islands - Madeira

The first boat to be sunk here was the U-131 (KrvKpt. Arend Baumann) on 17 Dec, 1941. The last one to be sunk was the U-154 (Oblt. Gerth Gemeiner) on 3 July, 1944.

U-boats lost around the Canary Islands during WWII

German U-boats lost in the Canary Islands - Madeira area during the war.

U-167 was raised in 1951 and used comercially for filming, before finally being broken up. The story how its interned crew escaped back to France should not be missed.

Selected media links


Fuerteventura

Vazquez-Figueroa, Alberto (1999)


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