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Also Known As Unterseeboot • U-boot

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  • For batteries to work properly, U-boats had to surface at least once every two hours.
  • U-boat batteries were extremely volatile and released deadly chlorine gas when exposed to seawater.

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Erich Ludendorff
Erich Ludendorff
German general
Paul von Hindenburg
Paul von Hindenburg
German president
Dönitz, Karl
Karl Dönitz
German naval commander

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