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SM U-52
SM ''U-52'' was one of 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. ''U-52'' was engaged in the Naval warfare of World War I, naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. ''U-52'' was noted for sinking two notable warships, the first notable warship (and second kill) being the Royal Navy's light cruiser , sunk in the North Sea on 19 August 1916 at . Thirty-eight men were lost. The sinking of ''Nottingham'' was an important event in the German Imperial Navy's Action of 19 August 1916, action of August 19. At that time Otto Ciliax was watch officer on board the submarine. He later became an admiral in the Kriegsmarine. ''U-52''s second notable warship kill was the French battleship , sunk west of Portugal at . on 26 November 1916. All 648 men were lost as the torpedo ignited a magazine and the ship sank within seconds. ''U-52'' was surrendered to the Allies at Harwich on 21 November 1918 in accordance with the requirements of the Armistic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Empire
The German Empire (),; ; World Book, Inc. ''The World Book dictionary, Volume 1''. World Book, Inc., 2003. p. 572. States that Deutsches Reich translates as "German Realm" and was a former official name of Germany. also referred to as Imperial Germany, the Second Reich or simply Germany, was the period of the German Reich; . from the unification of Germany in 1871 until the German revolution of 1918–1919, November Revolution in 1918, when the German Reich changed its form of government from a monarchy to a Weimar Republic, republic. The German Empire consisted of States of the German Empire, 25 states, each with its own nobility: four constituent Monarchy, kingdoms, six Grand duchy, grand duchies, five Duchy, duchies (six before 1876), seven Principality, principalities, three Free imperial city, free Hanseatic League, Hanseatic City-state, cities, and Alsace–Lorraine, one imperial territory. While Prussia was one of four kingdoms in the realm, it contained about two-thirds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |