Grey Wolves 1939-1941
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Grey Wolves 1939-1941
For Kapitaen zur See and Fuehrer der U-boote Karl Doenitz the outbreak of war between Germany and the United Kingdom in September 1939 found the submarine arm of the Kriegsmarine unready for conflict. Nevertheless, Doenitz’s ‘Grey Wolves’ were still able to inflict substantial losses on vessels carrying Britain’s lifeblood.