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Battle Lines Photos and captions on front line fighting on all fronts. Major battles like Tobruk, Stalingrad, Tarawa as well as small unit actions.

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A Russian artillery round lands close to Wehrmacht troops hugging the side of a hill
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U-848 under fire - just seconds before being hit and sunk

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U-848 under fire - just seconds before being hit and sunk

Sunk 5 Nov, 1943 in the South Atlantic south-west of Ascension Island, in approximate position 10.09S, 18.00W, by depth charges from 3 Liberator and 2 Mitchell aircraft (VB-107 & US Army 1st Compron). 63 dead (all hands lost).

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U-848 under fire - just seconds before being hit and sunk

Sunk 5 Nov, 1943 in the South Atlantic south-west of Ascension Island, in approximate position 10.09S, 18.00W, by depth charges from 3 Liberator and 2 Mitchell aircraft (VB-107 & US Army 1st Compron). 63 dead (all hands lost).

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Photographs taken during attacks by LT Charles A. Baldwin, USNR, 107-B-12.

See U-boat Archive - U-848-Photos for lots of photos.
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Here's another. Excellent site.

uboat.net - The U-boat War 1939-1945
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Here's another. Excellent site.

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That's a great site! The guy who owns it, Guğmundur Helgason, is really nice and helpful as well.
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Heer solider stays low during during the advance in the opening stages of Barbarossa
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Sticking close to the ground a sapper cuts through wire
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