It was mid-April, 1945, the U-boat was U-234. Less than one month before Germany surrendered. Germany could have sent the nuclear material earlier(probably not as much), but she didn't.
While both sides were successful on the battlefield, their co-operation was almost non-existant. They had no combined strategy that could have led to an Axis victory. It wasn't until 1943-1944 that Germany and Japan pursued a more closer relationship. Finally, in late 1944-45, Germany began giving her new technology to Japan in a "fire-sale" fashion.
Bad pun I know.
Hey folks, It's Adolph "Crazy" Hitler again! Our factories have been bombed to rubble and we're going out of business! So everything must go! We have a King Tiger, only missing a few road wheels, but it still moves. ME-262, missing one engine but it still flies. One moderatly depth-charged U-Boat. Cheap! Cheap! Cheap! Can't come to us, not a problem, we still deliever! It's all gotta go. Go! GO!
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