SCAPA FLOW ATTACKED!

On New Year’s Day 1941, several air units of the Kriegsmarine attacked Britain’s main naval base at Scapa Flow. The British, who were no doubt still inebriated from a night of drunken revelry, were taken completely by surprise. Our brave boys in blue crippled the aircraft carrier HMS Furious. She was subjected to repeated bomb hits while her entire complement of aircraft was on her deck! Additional hits were scored on the battleship HMS Repulse and on the harbor facilities. The strike was carried out so flawlessly that not a single plane was damaged during the attack. The dedication and skill of these airmen of the Kriegsmarine is a testament to German patriotism and efficiency.

U-BOATS STRANGLE BRITAIN!

Last month our U-Boot-Waffe sunk over 500,000 gross registered tons of British merchant shipping. Our correspondent recently met with Admiral Karl Dönitz, BdU, at his headquarters at Kiel to discuss the U-boat campaign against Britain. Admiral Dönitz described the state of the campaign in the Atlantic in great detail, “Since the beginning of the war, the Kriegsmarine has sunk over 4,500,000 g.r.t. of Allied merchant shipping. Without doubt the key to our success in the Atlantic has been the valiant and resourceful men of the U-Boot-Waffe. They have fought with great skill and honor. They are committed to defeating Britain and to bringing total victory to the Reich.”

BdU reports that applications to join the U-Boot-Waffe are at record levels. When asked what young men could do to improve their chances of being selected, Dönitz stated, “We look for many things in candidates …mechanical or mathematical aptitude, fighting spirit; but most of all the ability to get along well with others. U-boats are hardly luxurious, and can be rather cramped. Every member of the crew must implicitly trust his shipmate. It is this close sense of comradeship that makes the U-Boot-Waffe so successful.”