Unterseeboot 96 (U-96) has been the designation of two submarines of the German Navy. USS Los Angeles A submarine is a specialized watercraft that can operate underwater. ... // History German frigate Karlsruhe rescuing shipwrecked people off the coast of Somalia while participating in the international anti-terror operation ENDURING FREEDOM, April 2005 The German Navy (German: Deutsche Marine   listen?) is the navy of Germany. ...

The first was launched during World War I, on February 15, 1917, and commissioned into the Kaiserliche Marine on April 11, 1917. Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Kaiserliche Marine or Imperial Navy was the German Navy created by the formation of the German Empire and existed between 1871 and 1919; it grew out of the Prussian Navy and the Norddeutsche Bundesmarine. ... April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

The laughing swordfish, the emblem of the second U-96

The second U-96 was a Type VIIC submarine of the Kriegsmarine. Her keel was laid down September 16, 1939 by Germaniawerft, of Kiel. She was commissioned September 14, 1940 with Kapitänleutnant Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock in command. Lehmann-Willenbrock was relieved in March of 1942 by Oberleutnant zur See Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel. He was relieved in turn in March 1943 by Oblt. Wilhelm Peters. In February 1944 Oblt. Horst Willner took command, turning the boat over to Oblt. Robert Rix in June of that year. Rix commanded the boat until February 1945. Image File history File links U096 emblem File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Binomial name Xiphias gladius Linnaeus, 1758 Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) are large, highly migratory, predatory fish characterized by a long, flat bill in contrast to the smooth, round bill of the marlins. ... An emblem consists of a pictorial image, abstract or representational, that epitomizes a concept - often a concept of a moral truth or an allegory. ... Type VII U-boats were the workhorses of the German World War II U-boot-waffe, and appeared in several sub-types. ... The Kriegsmarine (or War Navy) was the name of the German Navy between 1935 and 1945, during the Nazi regime, superseding the Reichsmarine. ... September 16 is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years). ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Statistics State: Schleswig-Holstein District: Independent city Area: 113. ... September 14 is the 257th day of the year (258th in leap years). ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock, the Das Boot captain Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock (December 11th, 1911 – April 18th, 1986) was a German naval officer, and a submarine commander during WWII. He was among the top ten Aces of the Deep during the Second Battle of the Atlantic against the Allies, in terms of... This article is about the year. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

U-96 conducted 11 patrols, sinking 28 ships totalling 190,094 tons and damaging four others totalling 33,043 tons. On March 30, 1945, U-96 was sunk by US bombs while in the submarine pens in Wilhelmshaven. In her entire career, U-96 suffered no casualties to her crew. March 30 is the 89th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (90th in Leap years). ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Wilhelmshaven is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...

During 1941, a war correspondent named Lothar-Günther Buchheim joined U-96 for a single patrol. His orders were to photograph and describe the U-boat in action for propaganda purposes. From his experiences, he wrote a short story, "Die Eichenlaubfahrt" ("The Oak-Leaves Patrol") and a novel which was to become an international best-seller, Das Boot. 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Lothar-Günther Buchheim, born February 6, 1918 in Weimar, is an author, painter, and art collector. ... U-boat is also a nickname for some diesel locomotives built by GE; see List of GE locomotives October 1939. ... Das Boot (German for The Boat and pronounced das bought) is a movie directed by Wolfgang Petersen, adapted from a novel of the same name by Lothar-Günther Buchheim. ...

See also

• List of U-boats