German submarine U-859 was a Type IXD2 U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was one of a select number of U-boats to join Monsun Gruppe or Monsoon Group, which operated in the Far East alongside the Imperial Japanese Navy .

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U 859 war ein deutsches Unterseeboot vom Typ IX D2, das im Zweiten Weltkrieg von der Kriegsmarine eingesetzt wurde und 3 Handelsschiffe mit 20.853 BRT versenkte, wobei insgesamt 9 Seeleute starben. Es war eines der ersten Boote, welche mit …

2007年3月4日 · In February 1944, I was assigned to a brand new boat, U-859, which was an A type IXD2, nearly 300 feet long and one of three purpose built submarines. The others were U-861 and U-862. Kapitanleutenant Johann Jebsen was assigned U-859.’ U-859 crew prior to departure from Germany for the Far East, 1944

German submarine U-859 was a German Type IXD2 U-boat built during World War II. She was one of a select number of U-boats to join the Monsun Gruppe or Monsoon Group, which operated in the Far East alongside the Imperial Japanese Navy. U-859 was built in Bremen during 1942 and 1943, and was...

German submarine U-859 was a Type IXD2 U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was one of a select number of U-boats to join Monsun Gruppe or Monsoon Group, which operated in the Far East alongside the Imperial Japanese Navy.

U 859, unter Kapitänleutnant Johann Jebsen, lief am 04.04.1944 von Kiel aus. Nach dem Marsch über die Ostsee, sowie Ergänzungen in Kristiansand, operierte das Boot im Mittelatlantik, im Südatlantik, im Indischen Ozean, dem Golf von Aden und in der Malakka Straße.

2006年9月20日 · Has anybody got a copy of David Stevens book about U-859, the German sub that made the epic voyage to Australia and New Zealand?

2007年3月4日 · U-859 was 20 nautical miles north-west of Penang in the Straits of Malacca travelling on the surface at about 14 knots. The submerged British submarine HMS Trenchant closed in on U-859. The British Commander Arthur Hezlet had known for a day and a half where the U-boat was going to be and at 300 yards fired a salvo of three torpedoes from his ...

Am 23.09.1944 in der Malakka-Straße vor Penang durch britisches U-Boot versenkt. Bemerkungen: Beim Einlaufen in den Hafen von Penang nach seiner ersten Feindfahrt in fernöstlichen Gewässern, wurde U 859 vom britischen U-Boot "Trenchant" gesichtet, das vor dem Hafen gewartet hatte. Von drei Torpedos traf einer, der das Boot versenkt.