The Milk Cows by John White

Author:John White
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2009-09-18T16:00:00+00:00

Map 12-1. Sinkings of U-boats in the Bay of Biscay, 1 June-2 August 1943

The loss of so many U-tankers between May and August caused U-boat Command to order all U-boats leaving Germany to refuel at Norway before heading into the Atlantic. The few U-boats leaving on patrol from France in August crept out along the edge of the Spanish coast, travelling individually and with strict orders to come to the surface for the minimum time each night for recharging batteries. Meanwhile Doenitz kept most of the U-boats in their Biscay pens, awaiting the arrival of W. Anz.

* This information is given in Werner’s Iron Coffins (1972, Pan Books). It does not appear in original documents, but is retained here to illustrate the stunning impact that news of the tanker sinkings had on the men at sea.

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