U-boat

Example Sentences

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It became synonymous with German military power, producing the Big Bertha gun during World War I, and later building tanks and U-boat components for the Nazis.

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Known within their own ranks as “U-boats,” they survived under seemingly impossible conditions thanks to the ingenuity and courage of Maltzan and others like her.

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The German U-boat force maintained a fearsome reputation.

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For the most part, however, “Wolfpack” chronicles the misery, failure and deaths of U-boat crews.

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As America entered World War II, New York City was threatened by prowling U-boats off the coast and Nazi spies lodged in Manhattan hotels.

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