The auxiliary cruiser Widder sunk 9 ships and captured 1 tanker during her summercruise in 1940. Kriegsmarine got 12 auxiliary cruiser in all, but only 9 went on 1 or 2 missions, sinking or capturing a total of almost 200 merchant vessels as well as the Australian light cruiser Sidney.
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TurkGucu3457 2 years ago
great find on the newsreels....5*****
SLACKER614 2 years ago
The auxiliary cruiser Widder sunk 9 ships and captured 1 tanker during her summercruise in 1940. Kriegsmarine got 12 auxiliary cruiser in all, but only 9 went on 1 or 2 missions, sinking or capturing a total of almost 200 merchant vessels as well as the Australian light cruiser Sidney.
MarineKanal 2 years ago