E-boats
Kriegsmarine fast attack
E-boats were fast German torpedo boats used during World War II, primarily in the English Channel and North Sea.
The "E" stands for "enemy"—the British designation for these vessels, which the Germans called Schnellboote (fast boats).
They attacked Allied convoys and conducted mine-laying operations: E-boats intercepted the convoy off the coast.
Anglo-French strait
- coastal patrolWaterway security along shores
- MTBOff-road cycling abbreviation
- Royal NavyUK naval military branch
- night raidAttack launched after dark
flotilla · diesel engine · North Sea · naval engagement · warship · maritime · fleet
Underwater missile strike
- hit-and-runLeaving after causing collision
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- evasionAct of escaping detection
- interceptionSeizing something in transit
sinking · casualties · patrol · reconnaissance · skirmish · tactics · stealth · surprise attack
German automotive conglomerate
- knotsSecured loops in rope
- speedRate of motion
- armamentCollective military weapons
- torpedo tubesSubmarine weapon ejectors
displacement · crew · bridge · propulsion · maneuverability · wooden construction · lightweight · streamlined
1944 Normandy invasion
- Operation OverlordWWII cross-channel assault codename
- Battle of Britain1940 aerial campaign over England
- 1940sFourth decade, twentieth century
- WehrmachtNazi Germany's armed forces
Nazi Germany · war effort · military history · occupation · blockade · wartime · invasion · combat
English Channel
Anglo-French strait
- coastal patrolWaterway security along shores
- MTBOff-road cycling abbreviation
- Royal NavyUK naval military branch
night raid · flotilla · diesel engine · North Sea · naval engagement · warship · maritime · fleet
torpedo attack
Underwater missile strike
- hit-and-runLeaving after causing collision
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- evasionAct of escaping detection
interception · sinking · casualties · patrol · reconnaissance · skirmish · tactics · stealth · surprise attack · naval battle
Daimler-Benz
German automotive conglomerate
torpedo tubes · displacement · crew · bridge · propulsion · maneuverability · wooden construction · lightweight · streamlined · fuel capacity
D-Day
1944 Normandy invasion
- Operation OverlordWWII cross-channel assault codename
- Battle of Britain1940 aerial campaign over England
- 1940sFourth decade, twentieth century
Wehrmacht · Nazi Germany · war effort · military history · occupation · blockade · wartime · invasion · combat · European theater
- German WarshipsBismarck, Deutschland, wolf packs
- German NavyGerman Navy, Bismarck, Deutschland, wolf pack, wolf packs
E-boatssubmarines
Underwater naval vessels
U-boats · battleships · aircraft carriers · capital ships · dreadnoughts
E-boatsconvoy escorts
Protective military vessels
corvettes · minesweepers · patrol vessels · frigates · capital ships