February 12, 1946 – Operation Deadlight : Scuttled German U-boats
On this day in 1946, the last of 116 captured German U-boats to be scuttled by the Allies is sunk 100 miles off the northwest coast of Ireland. Operation Deadlight Operation Deadlight was the code name for the Royal Navy operation of November 1945 – February 1946 to scuttle German U-boats surrendered to the Allies after the defeat of Germany near the end of World War II….
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