11-27-20, 05:57 PM
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Gefallen Engel U-666
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This one in particular was worth the trouble. https://uboat.net/men/kelbling.htmOf particular interest was the 3 for 1 kill of British ship Devis transporting two LCM's enroute to operation Husky. After enjoying some success over 12 patrols in the Mediterranean, U-593 was sunk on 13 December 1943 after being hunted for 32 hours by two destroyers.
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Sunk on 13 December 1943 in the Mediterranean Sea north-east of Bougie, in position 37.38N, 05.58E, by depth charges from the US destroyer USS Wainwright and the British escort destroyer HMS Calpe. 51 survivors (no casualties).
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The commander and the entire crew were taken prisoner. Kaleun Gerd Kelbling was a dangerously competent U-boat commander. He died in 2009, well after his tenure as a POW in Canada. 
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THe 3 for 1 shot on the convoy commanders vessel!!??: his torpedo hit and sank the Devis (Master Walter Denson), the ship of convoy commodore (Rear Admiral H.T. England, RN) in station #41. She had 289 Canadian troops and two British landing craft on board for Operation Husky, the invasion of Sicily. 52 soldiers were lost. HMS LCM-1123 sank with the ship, while HMS LCM-1129 floated off slightly damaged and was salvaged by its crew.
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Last edited by Aktungbby; 11-27-20 at 06:08 PM.
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