German Kriegsmarine U-boat girl In a cramped U-boat, it was uncomfortable: diesel fumes, sweat, and thick, stinking air. There was no proper food during a month-long patrol across the Atlantic to destroy British convoys. And even reached the east coast of the USA.

The "Großdeutschland" (Greater Germany) Division was a major Wehrmacht formation. Over the course of the war, the unit transitioned between different branches of service, evolving from infantry to Panzergrenadiers. They fought on the front lines in France and the Eastern Front.