The Junkers Genoa, the Last of the German Submarines

 The Junkers Genoa was the final Kind of submarine constructed by the Germans prior to the Growth of the Luftwaffe in World War II. It was also the first type to be decommissioned and the last of the German submarine fleet to be destroyed in the war effort. This report looks at the events that lead up to and followed this sinking.

In January 1940, the Junkers had been ordered to patrol the Atlantic sea to protect against the British and American war campaign from being interrupted by German U-boats. On the afternoon of her arrival, she had been captured by a British convoy. She was taken to an area named Fasching where she had been kept until she became a part of the British war effort. Once there, she began escorting convoys as part of Operation Tomodachi.

The Junkers was Subsequently given to the Royal Navy in June and Engaged in the liberation of Dunkirk. Once there, she went on a mission to rescue the stranded British airmen out of a German submarine, which she did with great success. This assignment would finally end in the sinking of the German U-boat U-166.

Now, the Germans sent out a letter to the British admirals ordering them to quit using the Junkers. In response, the British chose to ship the Junkers to escort the aircraft carrier Invincible, which had been diverted from its original mission assistenza junkers. This mission also saw that the destroyer of the Junkers, U.S.S. Houston, ruin the cruiser of the cruiser, U.S.S. Lake Champlain, that was hauling the troops on this invasion.

Next, it was time for the Junkers to be sunk. The U-boats tried to ram her but failed. Finally the ship began to record and was eventually sunk by her own depth charges. As she was sinking, she had been hit by a bomb from a British ship that killed all of the crew and ruined the ship farther.

Japanese records indicate that the Japanese Army received this Episode as revenge for the U-boats of the German Navy during World War II. There's absolutely no proof of this event, however, because the Allies captured the vessel shortly after the incident. It's thought that the U-boats might have been attempting to warn the German authorities of this impending attack so they could strike her junkers genova. In any case, the event remains one of great controversy over the historical literature of the Second World War.