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SM U-44
SM ''U-44'' was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. She was engaged in the Naval warfare of World War I, naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. Launched in 1915, she was sunk in August 1917. Operations SM ''U-44'', under the command of Paul Wagenführ, was completed at Danzig about June or July 1915. She later joined the Kiel School, where she remained until 20 August 1915 undergoing trials. She then proceeded to the North Sea and was attached to the 3rd Half Flotilla. *25 – 26 September 1915. On Bight patrol. *5–10 October, 16–21 October, and 26–29 October 1915. Bight patrols. *14–25 December 1915. North Sea cruise. *17–28 January 1916. North Sea cruise to NE coast of England. *18 March – 17 April 1916. Northabout to Channel approach, was possibly submarine which torpedoed HMS ''Begonia''. Sank 5 S.S., 2 sailing vessels. *17 May – 3 June 1916. North Sea patrol (Battle of Jutland). *16–21 Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Empire
The German Empire (),Herbert Tuttle wrote in September 1881 that the term "Reich" does not literally connote an empire as has been commonly assumed by English-speaking people. The term literally denotes an empire – particularly a hereditary empire led by an emperor, although has been used in German to denote the Roman Empire because it had a weak hereditary tradition. In the case of the German Empire, the official name was , which is properly translated as "German Empire" because the official position of head of state in the constitution of the German Empire was officially a "presidency" of a confederation of German states led by the King of Prussia who would assume "the title of German Emperor" as referring to the German people, but was not emperor of Germany as in an emperor of a state. –The German Empire" ''Harper's New Monthly Magazine''. vol. 63, issue 376, pp. 591–603; here p. 593. also referred to as Imperial Germany, the Second Reich, as well as simply Germany, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
