Why 3 of Every 4 U-Boat Crews Died in WWII

Why 3 of Every 4 U-Boat Crews Died in WWII Out of 40,000 men who served aboard German U-boats during WWII, more than 30,000 never returned. They sank over 2,700 Allied vessels, disrupted shipping routes, killed thousands of sailors, and turned the Atlantic into a hunting ground. This is the dark story behind the U-boat, Germany’s most lethal weapon beneath the surface, and easily one of the most terrifying assignments any soldier could ever be given. Chapters: 00:00 Why 3 of 4 U-Boat Crews Died 01:10 Germany’s Silent Fleet 02:35 The “Unsinkable” U-Boat 04:05 Life (and Death) Underwater 05:30 How the Allies Hunted Them