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    Second World Wars. The term is an anglicised version of the German word U-Boot [ˈuːboːt] , a shortening of Unterseeboot (under-sea boat), though the German...
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    Erich Topp (category U-boat commanders (Kriegsmarine))
    U-46, Topp was awarded the U-boat War Badge (U-Boot-Kriegsabzeichen) on 7 November 1939 and the Iron Cross 2nd Class (Eisernes Kreuz zweiter Klasse)...
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    the sinking of the submarine U-40 by the submarine HMS C24, cooperating with the decoy-ship Taranki. It was the first U-boot trap victory by the British...
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