Ebook: U-Boat Ace : the Story Of Wolfgang Luth
Author: Vause Jordan
- Tags: History., HISTORY -- Military -- World War II.
- Series: Bluejacket Books
- Year: 2014
- Publisher: Naval Institute Press
- City: New York
- Language: English
- epub
Overview: An exceptional figure in the history of the German Navy, Wolfgang Luth was one of only seven men in the Wehrmacht to win Germany's highest combat decoration, the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds. At one time or another he operated in almost every theater of the undersea war, from Norway to the Indian Ocean, and became the second most successful German U-boat ace in World War II, sinking more than 220,000 tons of merchant shipping. A master in the art of military leadership, Luth was the youngest man to be appointed to the rank of captain and the youngest to become commandant of the German Naval Academy. Nevertheless, his accomplishments were overshadowed by those of other great aces, such as Prien, Kretschmer, and Topp.
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