The U-166 was deployed as part of the German war effort to cut off Britain and other U.S. allies from vital equipment, supplies and personnel. The U-166 met its end about 45 miles southeast of of the mouth of the Mississippi River.
The U-boats were the most effective German naval weapon in the Atlantic Ocean. Quite a few Allied ships were sunk in the Gulf of Mexico and even more along the U.S. Atlantic coast.
--GreGen
My Cooter's History Blog has become about 80% World War II anyway, so I figured to start a blog specific to it, especially since we're commemorating its 70th anniversary and we are quickly losing this "Greatest Generation." The quote is taken from Pearl Harbor survivor Frank Curre, who was on the USS Tennessee that day. He died Dec. 7, 2011, seventy years to the day. His photo is below at right.
Saturday, August 23, 2014
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