One of a series of 16mm silent films made for the home market, and derived from longer German propaganda and newsreel films, this short film shows U-boat operations. The film includes shots of U-boats operating on the surface and then a general alarm — the sub is buttoned up and submerges for an attack on an Allied convoy. The U-boat then survives a depth charge attack and surfaces. It is shown oining up with another U-boat at sea to form a Wolf Pack, and the final moments of the film show the sub engaging a surface ship with its deck gun (an unlikely bit of action given the history of U-boats).
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