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German submarine ''U-852'' was a Type IXD2 U-boat built for Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'' during World War II. Laid down in Bremen and completed in June 1943, the boat was a long-range Type IX, with four bow and two stern torpedo tubes and a Focke-Achgelis Fa 330 ''Bachstelze'' cable-towed lookout gyroglider. She was commanded throughout her brief service life by ''Kapitänleutnant'' Heinz-Wilhelm Eck, who led her through her sea trials and onto her first war patrol on 18 January 1944. For their actions against the survivors of a Greek steamer it sunk U-852's officers were the only ''Kriegsmarine'' submariners to be accused, prosecuted and convicted of war crimes during the Nuremberg Trials. ==SS ''Peleus''== ''U-852''s mission was to disrupt Allied communications in the Indian Ocean by attacking sea lanes there; this involved a high level of secrecy and so she had to avoid conflict on her passage. This plan was jeopardized when, on 13 March on the latitude of Freetown, she spotted the lone Greek steamer . Despite his mission, Eck decided to attack her, and, after stalking her until nightfall, sank her with two torpedoes. What followed has been the subject of much dispute. The sinking ''Peleus'' left a large debris field, amongst which were an unknown number of survivors clinging to rafts and wreckage. As this field would have betrayed the presence of ''U-852'' to aircraft and shipping patrolling the area, Eck decided to destroy the wreckage with hand grenades and automatic weapons. Eck ordered his junior officers to fire into the wreckage. These junior officers were: * The ship's engineering officer, Hans Lenz (sentenced to life imprisonment)〔Sharpe (1998), p.148〕 * The ship's doctor, Walter Weisspfennig (executed 30 November 1945)〔 * The second in command August Hoffmann (executed 30 November 1945)〔 * An enlisted engineer, Wolfgang Schwender (sentenced to 7 years imprisonment) Eck was present during the incident, while the remaining crew were below decks. Eck was also executed 30 November 1945.〔 As a result of this action, all but three of ''Peleus's'' 35-man crew perished. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「German submarine U-852」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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