German U-Boat Ace Adalbert Schnee: The Patrols of U-201 in World War II

by Luc Braeuer

Few commanders symbolize the evolution of the German U-boat arm during the Second World War as does Adalbert "Adi" Schnee. In 1940, Schnee successively commanded three Type II U-boats--U-6, U-60 and U-121-- in which he registered his first successes in the Atlantic. From the beginning of 1941, he was appointed commander of U-201, the first Type VIIC U-boat allotted to I Flotilla. During seven patrols with this U-Boot, which would take him to the coasts...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076434823X
• ISBN13: 9780764348235
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 9.1" x 11.9"