L'U-203: de Rolf Mützelburg, de l'Atlantique Aux Caraïbes [French]

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Apr?s avoir obtenu des succ?s r?guliers face aux convois dans l'Atlantique Nord durant ses quatre premi?res missions, l'U-203 de Rolf M?tzelburg r?ussit plusieurs torpillages directement sur les c?tes du Canada ? la fin de l'ann?e 1941. Son commandant gagne la croix de chevalier. Pour agir durablement sur les c?tes des ?tats-Unis durant sa sixi?me patrouille, le 24 mars 1942, l'U-203 est le premier U-Boot ? ?tre ravitaill? en mer par un autre sous-marin. En juillet 1942, c'est dans les Cara?bes, lors de sa septi?me mission de combat, que M?tzelburg obtient ses plus grands r?sultats. Il ajoute les feuilles de ch?ne ? sa d?coration, mais refuse obstin?ment de d?barquer comme l'Admiral D?nitz le lui demande. Il est alors le plus d?cor? de l'arme sous-marine allemande ? repartir au combat. Sa volont? de rester aupr?s de ses hommes lui co?te la vie lors d'un accident en mer rest? unique dans l'histoire de l'arme sous-marine: ? cause du roulis, il se tue accidentellement apr?s avoir percut? un ballast de la t?te en plongeant du kiosque. Pour les missions suivantes, il est remplac? par son ancien officier en second, Hermann Kottmann. Malgr? les progr?s r?alis?s par les Alli?s en mati?re d'armement et de d?tection au moment o? il part au combat fin 1942, l'U-203 r?ussira ? faire encore deux patrouilles de combat suppl?mentaires.

Cet U-Boot sera coul? pendant la onzi?me et derni?re, par l'action conjointe d'un avion et d'un b?timent de surface alli?s. Suivez l'U-203 durant ses onze missions de combat illustr?es par plus de 320 photos et documents
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After achieving regular successes against convoys in the North Atlantic during its first four missions, Rolf M?tzelburg's U-203 succeeded in several torpedoing attacks directly on the coast of Canada at the end of 1941. Its commander won the knight's cross. To act durably on the coasts of the United States during its sixth patrol, on March 24, 1942, the U-203 is the first U-Boot to be refueled at sea by another submarine. In July 1942, it was in the Caribbean, during his seventh combat mission, that M?tzelburg obtained his greatest results. He adds the oak leaves to his decoration, but stubbornly refuses to disembark as Admiral D?nitz asks him to. He is then the most decorated of the German submarine weapon to return to combat. His desire to stay with his men cost him his life during an accident at sea that remained unique in the history of underwater weapons: because of the roll, he accidentally killed himself after hitting a ballast with his head while diving from the kiosk. For the following missions, he was replaced by his former second in command, Hermann Kottmann. Despite advances made by the Allies in armament and detection by the time it went into combat in late 1942, U-203 would manage to make two more combat patrols.

This U-Boot will be sunk during the eleventh and last, by the joint action of an aircraft and an allied surface building. Follow the U-203 during its eleven combat missions illustrated by more than 320 photos and documents
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