Infamous Uboat strikes Gilbraltar

[The_Blockade_Runner]

The London Times
Feburary 4, 1941



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Infamous Uboat strikes Gilbratar

This morning a Berlin Radio news report confirms it was thier famed Uboat Captain Mitch Von Lewhenhaut which entered the port of Gibraltar early morning of the 3rd undetected and caught the Royal Navy flatfooted. In the attack 3 destroyers were sunk and a T2 oil Tanker. The attack sent shock waves through the Royal Navy high command, whose grip on the Mediterrean was not so boldly challenged as of yet this war. It is confirmed That it was u-104, after spending a week disrupting Greek shipping then attacking Gibraltar before crossing the straights. " The Sea Devil" dubbed by Royal Navy Destroyer captains who have spotted u-104 attacking convoys in the Atlantic, Because the U boat sports a Large Trident on each side of the Conning tower, and where he goes (Mitch) Hell follows him.

This is the same Uboat Kalean which Attacked Scapa Flow in 39 and sank the Fleet Carrier "Illustrious", and has over 600.000 tons of allied shipping credited to his career. By far Germanys most sucessful Ace. Its is reported that He is suspected to currently operate from Lorient, or St Nazzerien. Reporters asked Winston Churchill for a comment on how just one submarine could cause such damge to the most guarded of ports.

" This news is disturbing, but I assure you the Royal Navy will not back down from the Uboat threat, everyday new tactics and methods of hunting uboats are being devised. We will prevail."

Kalen Mitch Von Lewhenhaut, Famous for his coolness and one-liners, is remembered for this famous quote to a Kiel Reporter. When asked how he continues to so easliy evade the best trained Destroyers in the Royal Navy he replied " Because I can go underwater"