The rumour that the Irish refuelled German U-boats during the Second World War is a persistent one but without any form of evidence, contemporary or otherwise. Sufficient testimony and documentary evidence exists from German U-Boat crews and commanders (many of them are still alive today) that we have a fairly clear picture of the movements, patterns, refuel stops and home ports of German u-boats to say that no such activity ever took place in Ireland. We have learned for instance that one "neutral" nation, Spain, did refuel German U-boats, in the port of Vigo. This has come to light through the recorded accounts of crews involved. No mention of any Irish port has ever emerged , as a refuel point or any other stop-off point. While it cant be discounted completely, the complete lack of evidence, circumstancial or otherwise suggests that the rumour is almost certainly untrue.
Ireland was neutral during the war but leaned towards the Allies and didn't permit German U-Boats to resupply there. However, neutral Spain did allow the resupply of German submarines.
German submarines were referred to as U-boats during the world wars.
German submarines were referred to as U-boats during the world wars.
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They are actually called 'u-boats', and they were employed by the german military.
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The Lusitana was a British ocean liner that was sailing near Ireland when it was sunk by German U-boats during World War I (1915). It contained hundred of Americans, most of who died, and was a factor in the US's entrance in World War I.
Guerre de Course (Commerce Raiding).
German U-Boats sank over twenty-four ships off of Florida's Atlantic and Gulf Coasts during World War 2.
The term U-boat comes from the German word for submarine, and it was usually used only in reference to German submarines, and not those of Japan or the US.
It's U-boats!!!!!