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German submarine U-977

Index German submarine U-977

German submarine U-977 was a World War II Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine which escaped to Argentina after Germany's surrender. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 53 relations: Adolf Hitler, Antarctica, Anti-aircraft warfare, Apocrypha, Argentina during World War II, Argentine Navy, Battle of the Atlantic, Bergen, Blohm+Voss, Brown, Boveri & Cie, Cape Verde, Ceremonial ship launching, Conspiracy theory, Diesel engine, Equator, Forced labor of Germans after World War II, Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft, German Argentines, High-frequency direction finding, History of Mar del Plata, Holsnøy, Joseph Goebbels, Kapitänleutnant, Karl Dönitz, Kriegsmarine, Kristiansand, Length overall, Mar del Plata, Mark Felton, Morgenthau Plan, Motor–generator, Naval mine, Nazi Germany, Oberleutnant zur See, Propeller, Ship's company, Southampton, Submarine, Submarine hull, Submarine snorkel, Supercharger, Time (magazine), Torpedo, Torpedo tube, Type IX submarine, Type VII submarine, U-boat, Urban legend, 2 cm Flak 30, Flak 38 and Flakvierling 38, 21st U-boat Flotilla, ... Expand index (3 more) »

  2. Argentina in World War II
  3. Captured U-boats
  4. Maritime incidents in Argentina
  5. U-boats sunk in 1946

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 until his suicide in 1945.

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Antarctica

Antarctica is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent.

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Anti-aircraft warfare

Anti-aircraft warfare is the counter to aerial warfare and it includes "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action" (NATO's definition).

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Apocrypha

Apocrypha are biblical or related writings not forming part of the accepted canon of scripture.

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Argentina during World War II

The history of Argentina during World War II was a complex period that began in 1939, after the outbreak of the war in Europe, and ended in 1945 with the surrender of the Empire of Japan. Before the start of World War II in 1939, Argentina had maintained a long tradition of neutrality regarding European wars, which had been upheld and defended by all major political parties since the 19th century. German submarine U-977 and Argentina during World War II are Argentina in World War II.

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Argentine Navy

The Argentine Navy (ARA; Armada de la República Argentina).

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Battle of the Atlantic

The Battle of the Atlantic, the longest continuous military campaign in World War II, ran from 1939 to the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945, covering a major part of the naval history of World War II.

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Bergen

Bergen, historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway.

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Blohm+Voss

Blohm+Voss (B+V), also written historically as Blohm & Voss, Blohm und Voß etc., is a German shipbuilding and engineering company.

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Brown, Boveri & Cie

Brown, Boveri & Cie. (Brown, Boveri & Company; BBC) was a Swiss group of electrical engineering companies.

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Cape Verde

Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an archipelago and island country of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about.

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Ceremonial ship launching

Ceremonial ship launching involves the performance of ceremonies associated with the process of transferring a vessel to the water.

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Conspiracy theory

A conspiracy theory is an explanation for an event or situation that asserts the existence of a conspiracy by powerful and sinister groups, often political in motivation, when other explanations are more probable.

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Diesel engine

The diesel engine, named after Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of the fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel engine is called a compression-ignition engine (CI engine).

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Equator

The equator is a circle of latitude that divides a spheroid, such as Earth, into the Northern and Southern hemispheres.

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Forced labor of Germans after World War II

In the years following World War II, large numbers of German civilians and captured soldiers were forced into labor by the Allied forces.

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Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft

Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft (often just called Germaniawerft, "Germania shipyard") was a German shipbuilding company, located in the harbour at Kiel, and one of the largest and most important builders of U-boats for the Kaiserliche Marine in World War I and the Kriegsmarine in World War II.

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German Argentines

German Argentines (Deutschargentinier, germano-argentinos) are Argentines of German ancestry as well as German citizens living in Argentina.

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High-frequency direction finding

High-frequency direction finding, usually known by its abbreviation HF/DF or nickname huff-duff, is a type of radio direction finder (RDF) introduced in World War II.

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History of Mar del Plata

The first European navigator to visit the beaches and cliffs of what one day would become Mar del Plata was Sir Francis Drake in his 1577 circumnavigation voyage.

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Holsnøy

Holsnøy is an island in Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway.

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Joseph Goebbels

Paul Joseph Goebbels (29 October 1897 – 1 May 1945) was a German Nazi politician and philologist who was the Gauleiter (district leader) of Berlin, chief propagandist for the Nazi Party, and then Reich Minister of Propaganda from 1933 to 1945.

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Kapitänleutnant

, short: KptLt/in lists: KL, (captain lieutenant or lieutenant captain) is an officer grade of the captains' military hierarchy group of the German.

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Karl Dönitz

Karl Dönitz (sometimes spelled Doenitz;; 16 September 189124 December 1980) was a German admiral who briefly succeeded Adolf Hitler as head of state in May 1945, holding the position until the dissolution of the Flensburg Government following Germany's unconditional surrender to the Allies days later.

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Kriegsmarine

The Kriegsmarine was the navy of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945.

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Kristiansand

Kristiansand is a city and municipality in Agder county, Norway.

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Length overall

Length overall (LOA, o/a, o.a. or oa) is the maximum length of a vessel's hull measured parallel to the waterline.

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Mar del Plata

Mar del Plata is a city on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.

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Mark Felton

Mark Felton (born 1974) is an English author, historian, and YouTuber.

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Morgenthau Plan

The Morgenthau Plan was a proposal to weaken Germany following World War II by eliminating its arms industry and removing or destroying other key industries basic to military strength.

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Motor–generator

A motor–generator (an M–G set) is a device for converting electrical power to another form.

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A naval mine is a self-contained explosive device placed in water to damage or destroy surface ships or submarines.

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Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany, officially known as the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a totalitarian dictatorship.

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Oberleutnant zur See

(OLt zS or OLZS in the German Navy, Oblt.z.S. in the Kriegsmarine) is traditionally the highest rank of Lieutenant in the German Navy.

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Propeller

A propeller (colloquially often called a screw if on a ship or an airscrew if on an aircraft) is a device with a rotating hub and radiating blades that are set at a pitch to form a helical spiral which, when rotated, exerts linear thrust upon a working fluid such as water or air.

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Ship's company

A ship's company or complement comprises all officers, non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel aboard a naval vessel, excluding civilians and guests.

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Southampton

Southampton is a port city in Hampshire, England.

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Submarine

A submarine (or sub) is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater.

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Submarine hull

A submarine hull has two major components, the light hull and the pressure hull.

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Submarine snorkel

A submarine snorkel is a device which allows a submarine to operate submerged while still taking in air from above the surface.

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Supercharger

In an internal combustion engine, a supercharger compresses the intake gas, forcing more air into the engine in order to produce more power for a given displacement.

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Time (magazine)

Time (stylized in all caps as TIME) is an American news magazine based in New York City.

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Torpedo

A modern torpedo is an underwater ranged weapon launched above or below the water surface, self-propelled towards a target, and with an explosive warhead designed to detonate either on contact with or in proximity to the target.

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Torpedo tube

A torpedo tube is a cylindrical device for launching torpedoes.

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Type IX submarine

The Type IX U-boat was designed by Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine in 1935 and 1936 as a large ocean-going submarine for sustained operations far from the home support facilities.

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Type VII submarine

Type VII U-boats were the most common type of German World War II U-boat.

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U-boat

U-boats were naval submarines operated by Germany, particularly in the First and Second World Wars.

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Urban legend

Urban legends (sometimes modern legend, urban myth, or simply legend) is a genre of folklore concerning stories about an unusual (usually scary) or humorous event that many people believe to be true but largely are not.

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2 cm Flak 30, Flak 38 and Flakvierling 38

The Flak 30 (Flugzeugabwehrkanone 30) and improved Flak 38 were 20 mm anti-aircraft guns used by various German forces throughout World War II.

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21st U-boat Flotilla

21st U-boat Flotilla ("21. Unterseebootsflottille") was a unit of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine before and during World War II.

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3.7 cm Flak 18/36/37

The 3.7 cm Flak 18/36/37 was a series of anti-aircraft guns produced by Nazi Germany that saw widespread service in the Second World War.

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31st U-boat Flotilla

31st U-boat Flotilla ("31. Unterseebootsflottille") was a training flotilla ("Ausbildungsflottille") of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

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5th U-boat Flotilla

The 5th U-boat Flotilla (German 5. Unterseebootsflottille), also known as Emsmann Flotilla, was a U-boat flotilla of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

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See also

Argentina in World War II

Captured U-boats

Maritime incidents in Argentina

U-boats sunk in 1946

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_submarine_U-977

Also known as German submarine U 977, German submarine U977, Heinz Schäffer, Submarine 977, U 977, U Boat 977, U-977, U-Boat 977, U977, Unterseeboot 977.

, 3.7 cm Flak 18/36/37, 31st U-boat Flotilla, 5th U-boat Flotilla.