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German Submarine U-190
German submarine ''U-190'' was a German Type IX submarine, Type IXC/40 U-boat of Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'' built for service during World War II.Alberta diver to search for WWII u-boats off East Coast ''Edmonton Journal'', 18 January 2006 Her keel was Keel laying, laid down on 7 October 1941 by DeSchiMAG AG Weser of Bremen (city), Bremen. She was ship naming and launching, launched on 8 June 1942 and ship commissioning, commissioned on 24 September 1942 with ''Kapitänleutnant'' Max Wintermeyer in command. She carried out a total of six war patrols during which she sank two ships. On 6 July 1944 Wintermeyer was relieved by ''Oberleutnant zur See'' Hans-Erwin Reith who commanded the boat for the rest of her career in the Kriegsma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was the German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a dictatorship. Under Hitler's rule, Germany quickly became a totalitarian state where nearly all aspects of life were controlled by the government. The Third Reich, meaning "Third Realm" or "Third Empire", alluded to the Nazi claim that Nazi Germany was the successor to the earlier Holy Roman Empire (800–1806) and German Empire (1871–1918). The Third Reich, which Hitler and the Nazis referred to as the Thousand-Year Reich, ended in May 1945 after just 12 years when the Allies defeated Germany, ending World War II in Europe. On 30 January 1933, Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany, the head of gove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
