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they were the only thing that really frightened me . so said the usually imperturbable winston churchill of the german navys u boat fleet the dreaded wolf pack which stalked the atlantic depths bringing instant death to merchantmen and warship alike . together with a formidable surface fleet the u boats challenged the royal navys traditional supremacy of the oceans countering britains strength in numbers with a reign of silent terror . a decade of secret rebuilding had brought forth capital ships like the schamhorst gneisenau and prinz eugen names to strike fear into any allied seafarer . but it was from under the water that the biggest threat was to come . commanded by admiral karl donitz the submarines laid waste to shipping cutting supply lines and striking from within convoys where allied escorts dare not use guns . the u boat captains where the equivalent of luftwaffe aces ruthless cunning and ice cool under pressure . enduring harsh conditions for months on end and working in darkness wit no chance of escape this was truly a war of nerves . there is no margin for error in a submarine said one captain . you are either alive or dead . on may 4th 1945 donitz issued orders to cease hostilities . you have fought like lions he said to his valiant survivors . you are laying down your arms after a heroic fight which knows no equals . the story of that fight is told here using rare archive footage much of which has been unavailable in the west since world war ii . br br scene selection . br br animated menus trivia quiz .
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