U-Boote westwärts (1941)

Original title

U-Boote westwärts!

Directed by

Günther Rittau

Genre

propaganda film

Country

Nazi Germany, Germany

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows a German U-boat crew on a mission during the Battle of the Atlantic. It was made to support the Nazi war effort and shows the sailors working together against enemy ships.

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What happens

U-Boote westwärts! (in English: U-boats Westward!) is a 1941 German war film promoting the Kriegsmarine. It centers on a U-boat mission in the Battle of the Atlantic and was produced by UFA. The U-boat used for the film was U-123, which would later play a major role in Operation Drumbeat. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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