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German submarine U-571 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for the Kriegsmarine of Nazi Germany for service during World War II. U-571 conducted eleven war patrols, sinking five ships totalling 33,511 gross register tons (GRT), and damaging one other for 11,394 GRT.
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Oct 30, 2018 · A Brief History. On October 30, 1942, the heroic efforts of three British sailors resulted in the capture of codebooks and key setting sheets for the top secret Enigma code machine used by the German military during World War II.
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In search of credible cinematic enemies in the post-Cold War era, the movie U-571 returned to the classic Battle-of- the-Atlantic conflict between submarine and destroyer--but with a twist. Inspired by the 1941 British capture of a top-secret Enigma decoder from the German U-110, one of the pivotal events of World War II, director Jonathan ...
Aug 26, 2023 · ‘U-571’ is partially based on a true story. The film’s creator, Jonathan Mostow, found his muse in the historical events of May 9, 1941, where British forces orchestrated a daring raid on a German U-boat, absconding with the coveted Enigma machine.
On 22 May 1941, the type VIIC German submarine U-571 was commissioned under the command of Kapitänleutnant (English equivalent Lieutenant) Helmut Möhlmann. Under his command U-571 had nine...
U-571 is a 2000 submarine film directed by Jonathan Mostow from a screenplay he co-wrote with Sam Montgomery and David Ayer. The film stars Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Harvey Keitel, Jon Bon Jovi, Jake Weber and Matthew Settle.
Jun 25, 2024 · U-571, set in the spring of 1942, allegedly concerns the capture of the naval Enigma machine and accompanying cryptographic documentation from a German U-boat, enabling the Allies to break German naval ciphers and help turn the tide in the Battle of the Atlantic.
