Two crew members of the German submarine U-103 attempt to repair their 37mm AA gun, struggling in the rough sea.

Fighting the power of the sea

The German heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper landing troops in Trondheim, Norway; April 1940.


Heavy cruiser in Norway

Schepke’s boat, U-100, after her first patrol.
   German submarine U-100 was a Type VIIB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine (Navy) during World War II.
The boat was launched on 10 April 1940, with a crew of 53, under the command of Kapitänleutnant  (Lieutenant Commander) Joachim Schepke. On her first active patrol, U-100 came into contact with two Allied convoys, OA-198 and OA-204. She shadowed both convoys.