I loved the days when the history channel actually made good historical documentaries. During the 90s many veterans were still alive which makes them even more special. Thank you for uploading these documentaries.

40,000 men served on U Boats, over 30,000 never returned. May those sailors RIP in their iron coffins.

In 1944 some Uboots were fitted with rubber mats glued to the hull. These were drilled with little holes that trapped the asdic. Those boats were truely the first Stealth subs. They could not be detected when submerged if they moved at slow speed. A second point to mention is that most ASW ships were Corvettes, not destroyers. The Allies simply flooded the oceans with these small, cheap to build boats and they did most of the convoy escort duty. Lastly, the Type XX1 " Electroboot " was used by the Soviet navy for many years after WW2. They had captured intact and partially built examples in Danzig and liked them so much, they completed them and put them into service. Likewise, the Americans liked the design so much it became the basis for the first nuclear powered US submarines. One still exists in it's original form as a museum ship, the Wilhelm Bauer. All the others were scrapped but three are buried under the remains of the Uboot pens in Wilhelmshaven. 6 other examples were scuttled, either by their crews or by the Allies as part of Operation Deadlight and remain, in good condition, on the sea floor. Post war evaluations rated these boats poorly due to construction faults due to poor quality control, over complicated plumbing, which was mostly outside of the pressure hull and vulnerable to depth charge damage. They also had poor quality schnorkels which were complicated and difficult to use. It would have taken years of development to render these Uboots suitable for war service. Only four type XX1 Uboots went on active war patrols but sank no ships.

"They realised they were closer to the ocean floor than they from their own port" i think that applies to pretty much every thing on the water

U-Boat men some of the greatest heroes of all time.

Fun Facts About “The Boat” AKA DAS B00T The bulk of the film's $15 million budget was spent on constructing U-boats. Specifications for the original Type VIl-CU-boat were found at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. The plans were taken to the original builder of the subs, who was commissioned to build a full-sized, sea-going replica, their first such assignment since the war ended. A second full-sized model was built for interior filming. The cast was deliberately kept indoors continually during the shooting period in order to look as pale as a real submarine crew would on a mission at sea. Originally filmed in German, all of the major actors could speak English. When the movie was dubbed into English for USA and UK distribution, all of the principal actors - with the exception of Martin Semmelrogge actually dubbed their own voices into English. Semmelrogge however caught up in 1997 by dubbing himself for the director's cut. The submarine models were also used in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). Scenes were shot in sequence so that the growth of beards would be entirely natural, although a few shots had to be redone later on with false hair.

The 5 hour movie Das Boot with subtitles and this documentary 👌

Heart of gold,clear horizon

U 505 is at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. I have seen it many times, its an absolutely amazing thing to see and learn about. Take a vacation to Chicago and see this, this exhibit and the museum alone is worth the trip. Fortunately I grew up just south of Chicago so we went there quite a few times over the years.

Said it for decades now, bless the Merchant Seamen.

The U-Boat was not obsolete the Allies were just really good at finding them using the broken Enigma codes

Amazing documentary

Dontiz told Hitler to give him 150 u boats at the beginning of the war, and he'll give him England. In September of 1939, Dontiz had 26. If he had the 150, England would have likely sued for peace at the very least.

EXCELENTE DOCUMENTÁRIO HISTORICO

it has always fascinated me how u boats work and were used

Scary machines in ww2 and during the cold war but also amazing machines

Thank you for a very interesting documentary and a quality upload.

Respect for U boats

Excellent documentary. Yes, I too agree those volunteers had guts & bravery to go to sea knowing full well the odds against returning.

Respect for all in this harsh Atlantic war!!😎🐓🐓🇬🇧

Прекрасный фильм. Спасибо, отличная работа...

Best video on u boats I have ever seen.

This was a very informative and well produced documentary.

I love the memories of being on that sub , many a field trip to that spectacular museum !!

Submerged speed for the Type 7 and 7A subs was between 7 and 8 knots. not the 2-3 knots as stated in the video.

Several years before Adm Topp's death, most of his highly respected medals were stolen from his home. I am almost sure that this theft had something to do with his death. Obviously the thieves had no idea of the magnitude of the crime, or maybe they did. Either way it is tragic that this happened to one of the best uboat skippers of WW2. RIP Adm Topp.

Being a collector, the KM items are by far my favorite! The World At War documentary has interviews with Grand Admiral Doneitz that are really cool to see!

Had Germany had enough U-Boats with well trained crews in 1940/41 Britain would have been forced out of the war. Fortunately fifty U-boats weren’t enough

No matter which side they were on they were all brave men, wouldn’t get me in one of those coffins for love nor Money.

Sincs Das Boot the attitude of the tommies to the u boat men changed. Both sides were good and bad but both were good at what they did. Total respect to both sides but also to the merchants sailors. What a loss and waste. This battle was mainly between the Tommies and the Germans. The code breakers, the radars, the Leigh lights, Hud Duff, Hedgehog, Sonar, convoy tactics and hunter killer destroyer coopeation groups. The Americans learned very quickly and their planes were very important. And they manufactured everything so much quicker than the British. They needed and helped each other. But the real star of this battle on the Allies was a British commander called Walker. Very interesting man. His methods changed the situation very much. Like Kretschmer he was the best kind of Leader.

War is needed no matter how many are lost . peace comes at a heavy price.born to live love and understand.trained, to hate kill , and get the job done.1984 - 1989. I'm 55. USMC!

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God bless Alan Turing of Bletchley Park who decoded the u boat Nazi Enigma machine codes. A valuable contribution to the battle of the Alantic which is overlooked by some people.

Good Video , America lost 3'506 men on submarines in the Pacific during WW2 , it is true it's the silent service indeed .

Well produced film...👍

These sub captain sure really miss their baby😍😍

Effective tactics do not change. The blitz krieg is still the most effective conventional tactics and U-drons are still the most prioritised Hi-tech naval weapons of today...

To this day I still can't fathom why Doenitz kept up all the radio chatter? Was he that thick?

Brave men fighting for the wrong side.

There was a piece of the Svent Istvan inthere.That was WW1 and sunk by fast attack boats.

sacrement courageux ces gars

I know that they were ' the enemy' but they were truly young men of great courage, and just like the British R.A.F. All were volunteers who knew very well that their chances of survival were slim..may they rest in peace their duty done.

they are those heroes

VERY good documentary enjoyed it. Hands off to all those who composer it. Very informative.

"It's not personal; it's strictly business"

Sie Bist Helden!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

After german U-Boats , brits night Bomber Command had the 2nd highest loss rate in %

After WWII in Germany the English language became a almost a mandatory language.

If you have not seen the movie THE BOAT watch it it's really good to I think it is a great world war 2 movie and a strange ending to the movie

apparently the world has not learned much since these brave men went to war.........

35.20 "The German navy presumed U505 was lost at sea with all hands"..if servicemen are captured doesn't law say their captors must inform their govt./families?..must have been a nice suprise for their loved ones at wars end if not!

Was excellent.....thank you

intresting scene...

RIP to all those 30 000 Germans who caught so bravely for their Vaderland. Salute and Respect

These boys are heroes in my book. How can anyone say that thay wouldn't be scared

They were so close to total victoria!

It always amazes me with many of the Documentaries regarding the Battle of Atlantic how many American experts voice their opinion. Here are the facts . of the 650 German Uboats sunk in the Atlantic ,no less then 500 were sunk by British ( Commonwealth )forces . Another truth , in 1944 till VE Day 95 % of cargo ships crossing the Atlantic arrived unmolested.

Luftwaffe would have made a difference especially the big Condors air planes.

My grandad was on two royal navy ships that got torpedoed one earlier in the war and later on convoy escort of qp14 on the hms somali he survived the war,, my other grandfather was a merchant sailor both came home from the war ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️from Northern Ireland at the end of the war they surrender of the coast of our country

What is crazy to think about is that German Uboats sunk American ships in the Gulf of Mexico

PQ 17 felt U Boat's wraith.

Be lucky that the TypeXXI came too late, one survived the War and is displayed in Bremen it was raised from the Sea after the Germans joined the NATO and stayed a few Years in service with the Bundesmarine. It was a fine Boat the first real U-Boat

30:15 Expert falsely flaunts B-24 Liberator sub-hunters had sonar.

thanks for the content! awesome thumbnail pic! can I get it somewhere? regards!

Wonderful men.

Yes u boats did do 7 or 8 knots while submerged but only did 2 or 3 knots to conserve the batteries and stay submerged longer

Did this doc just say the the underwater speed was just 2-3 knots? uh!! Type 7s and 9s were slow underwater, but they could do 8 knots - or so I have read.

They were until sonar became effective and surface radar could pin point a pariscope, and the invention of the hedgehog depth charge system. There was no where a uboat could hide.

Kids in high school should be shown this.. Most don't even know what a U Boat is. Only if it was in a game they might know lol.... The history in schools is a joke now..

Even on modern submarines, majority of Captains know they have to take great care of their crew, so usually try to make concessions that don't compromise either the effectives or their mission.

Never could understand why the allies didn't reinforce the hulls to minimize the torpedo damage or, develop electronic jamming to deflect the torpedo's back to the subs?

Though regarded as the enemy the Germans were not afraid to sacrifice their lives.

great!

We left 700 odd scattered around the Atlantic and elsewhere.. Battle of Atlantic won in.May 43. 41 U boats sunk that month.

RESPECT

I want to see gato submarines the main submarine of American navy during pacific war

Thankfully Hitler wasted resources building the Bismarck and Tirpitz. The 82,000 tons of steal could have built over a 100 Type VII U-Boats. That could have been enough to bring the UK to its knees in 1940-41

That captain who said it’s cramped and it’s has the hum of the machines and the radio and it’s comfortable is just like me in that sence

Thank you. A German ww11 doc without nazi nazi nazi......

Gerhard Thater of U466 had five patrols,(182 days at sea) and no boats sunk or damadged!

41:57 'he had fought it cleanly' is not why Doenitz got a light sentence. Unrestricted submarine warfare (i.e. firing on merchant ships without warning) was defined as a war crime at the time (as well as today) and as its architect for the Kriegsmarine in WWII he faced the hangman's noose for it. His lawyers however successfully argued that the allies engaged in identical tactics throughout the war. In fact the US Navy was very proud of its record of greatly shortening the Pacific War by obliterating merchant vessels supplying Japan through the use of unrestricted submarine warfare.

No music please! Not necessary. Would make a perfect documentary without it!

i find it very helpful when these documentaries start with an american voiceover and dramatic music - lets me know it's shite and i don't have to waste any more time watching

I could not live like these guys. Nope , im weak of mental strength. I just couldnt

Solution: U-boat type XX1 (21)

At the very end when the German armies have collapsed and Doenitz was Hitler’s successor , he ( Doenitz ) went on the air and made a series of silly statements . In one assertion by Doenitz , the German people were now fighting against the spread of Bolshevism and it was the Anglo-American armies that were impeding this by forcing the Germans to fight against them as well . At the Nuremberg trials , Doenitz in his store suit looked like a shoe clerk . He escaped the death penalty . I believe that Doenitz could have remade himself by opening a donut shop . He could have called it “ Doenitz’s Donuts “ .😄

Schepke and Kretschmer were both lost within an hour of each other when attacking the same convoy. Schepke was killed when HMS Vanoc rammed his U-boats' conning tower. There were no survivors. Kretschmer survived the sinking of his U-Boat, and as he got onto the deck of HMS Walker, Captain McIntyre took his binoculars as a war trophy an used them in a number of successful U-Boat sinkings later in the war. Post-war McIntyre and Kretschmer became friends, with McIntyre returning the binoculars to Kretschmer in the 1980s. Please note, US involvement in the Battle of the Atlantic only had an effect AFTER the RN and RCN had already turned the outcome of the battle in the allies favour.

This was the best documentary I have seen on the U-boats. Thank you!

I think Id rather be on a ship on the surface of the water than 200 feet down under the water. On a ship you can swim away. Not on a sub 200 ft down!

Gorbatshev served as a u boat captain 😀

Does that narrator sound like Jet Black from Cowboy Bebop to anyone else? Edit (5 minutes later): I think it really is him. Beau Billingslea is credited on many documentaries, some of which cover U-boats.

U-boat type VIIC can be most feared model ship to build as I do in scale 1:144 with After market parts with photo etch

War is Hell

Just love how every war-winning development is noted as "Allied" when in fact, 99% of such developments in this doco were devised by the British: ships using convoy system, development of deep sinking depth-charges, the invention and use of radar (Huff-Duff in escorts), the "Hedgehog". But mention of the anti-submarine B-24 Liberator is clearly noted as American. It seems the Americans are always at pains not to give any credit, unless it's specifically American - then they jump on the band wagon about it ad nauseum. 🙄 *Don't ever forget the British invented and gifted the cavity magnetron to the Americans. This gift has been described as: "the greatest treasure to ever enter our [US] shores". Today, your microwave oven is a legacy of that technology.

I would love to have a u bout

To sail in a "tin pig" is an honour.

👍👊😎

Did the Germans ever develop a torpedo that would lock onto a destroyer or corvette and thus destroy them?

The correct pronunciation for a Submariner is SUB MARINER, (as in the the two words) and it might surprise you to learn that the boats we of the original submarine service (the Royal Navy) manned right up until the 1980's were of a modified WWII design. and had little improvement condition wise - Except we had refrigeration and air conditioning, which only became standard in the late 1960's. Mind you they were just as deadly, as we proved continuously.

Human rights would exist Today had ww2 not gone the evil way .