GÜNTHER PRIEN: The Bull of Scapa Flow - DOC #4

During the early days of the naval warfare in the Second World War, a daring submarine captain challenged the British defenses to attack the heart of the Royal Navy's surface fllet anchored at the naval base of Scapa Flow, in northern Scotland.

Günther Prien was the first German submarine captain to be awarded the coveted Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which he received after his successful and daring attack against the British battleship HMS Royal Oak in October, 1939. He was made of the first national heroes by the Nazi propaganda machine and had a brief but intensive career leading wolfpacks of U-boats in the Atlantic.

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GÜNTHER PRIEN: The Bull of Scapa Flow - DOC #4

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[CanalMedieval]

What a great history! WW2 is full of incredible events!

[CanalMedieval]

You're reaching fast the mark of the 1K subscribers! Congrats, Julio.

[thierryschmidlin]

Just a little correction, Type VII-B performances were 17 KNOTS on surface (1 knot = 1, 852 km/h) and 8 knots submerged. With 17 km/h a submarine would have been as slow as a merchant ship and could now have raided against them. Nice video. Thanks.

[ElcioPaludo]

Assistindo todos vídeos pra dar aquela força pra sala de Guerra.

[madzen]

From years of depression to the star of the u-boat force

[kevinnech]

Julio, o trabalho que você faz é gigantesco, tanto para a história militar brasileira quanto mundial, parabéns pelo trabalho

[bolapromatoqueejogodecampe]

Please make a video about the Emden, German cruiser in WWI. Best naval story ever!!!

[tarathorwald]

Tara Thorwald
They where the real warriors!

[markfryer]

I read the book about Gunther Prein when I was at school in the early 80s. It was a gripping nerve wracking read as the U-47 stealthily snuck into Scapa Flow and then searched for targets in a seemingly empty anchorage. Finally the Royal Oak was spotted and the attack commenced. The drama with the crazy torpedoes only seemed to add to the tension of the attack. Once Royal Oak was finally hit and starting to sink, thoughts turned to trying to escape via the way that the submarine had come in and again skill, judgement and luck all played a part.
Like I said, it was a gripping read.
Mark from Melbourne Australia

[robertrobinson]

The first Model i ever built was the U-47 Gunther Prein.

[daviddalton]

The great news is the story has a happy ending.

[RpR-Matheus]

I hope this channel gets subscribers from all arround the world, i will happily see this channel growth
Abraços Júlio

[meghdiip]

A truly remarkable soldier. i had earlier heard that he and his boat went missing in action. I did not know that there was documented proof of the destruction of U47.

[panelinha]

Esse vídeo vai ser postado no canal em português tbm ?

[numberpirate]

You list off the speed on the surface as 19kmh and 7.5kmh submerged. You are wrong, it isn't in kilometers. It is is nautical miles per hour. Which equates to 32.8kmh surface and 14.1kmh submerged.

[Idahoguy]

Submarines die lonely deaths with the ship being their crew’s grave

[joaopedromoreira]

Alguém aí sabe se o Júlio é fluente no alemão também??