U-47 Strikes Britain: The Raid on Scapa Flow and the Sinking of HMS Royal Oak, 1939

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In 1939, German U-boat U-47, under the command of Günther Prien, embarked on a daring mission that would become legendary. Tasked with infiltrating the heavily guarded British naval base at Scapa Flow, the stealthy submarine's mission would not just be a tactical victory, but would prove to Germany that it had to significantly expand its submarine program...
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