What individual or what ship / plane / military unit
do you think had the most interesting career in WWII?
I’ll leave it open ended – e.g. it could be an individual
plane or type (i.e. B-17), etc; and feel free to add
another category.
My vote would be for the German auxiliary cruiser Komet.
This ship broke the British blockade by going through
the Artic NE passage N. of the USSR. It later hunted
Allied whaling ships in the Antarctic.
I’m almost certain it navigated the furthest North-South
in the war. In addition, it sailed the 7 seas (Artic, Antarctic,
N&S Pacific, N&S Atlantic, and Indian oceans) in one cruise.
I’m sure it’s the only ship that could make that claim
in the war.
For more info, see:
German auxiliary cruiser Komet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In addition to other info, a link on this site shows a map
of its cruise:
Vinni's Story, Victim of Komet - Norwegian Merchant Fleet 1939-1945