Well I guess the victors get to write the history and interpret it whatever way they want, no offense. I read reports of the Type XXI that was on patrol when the war ended. They were able to totally evade Allied destroyers with no problem.
From the Wiki:
"The design included a huge number of general improvements as well; much higher underwater speed through an improved hull design, greatly improved diving times, power assisted torpedo reloading, and greatly improved crew accommodations.
The design proved enormously influential in the post-war era. Several navies took XXIs on their lists and operated them for decades in various roles, and almost every navy introduced new submarine designs based on them. These include the Soviet Whisky , US Tang and the UK Porpoise, all of which were based on the XXI design to one degree or another. The basic design remains the basis for modern diesel-electric submarines to this day."
My my...if imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, the Germans should be quite proud.
Also, their Me-262 jet design is still being used by US passenger jets. We brought over former SS Officer Werner von Braun and he got us on the Moon before the Russians, based on his V-2 research. Sorry, but I don't buy into the demonizing of the German war effort. Considering what they had to work with, and the whole world was against them, they did remarkably well. Almost won the dang war.
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