Operation Drumbeat by Anthony Saunders. SQN171 von Keudell is depicted here

von Keudell is depicted here in his Halberstadt D

this tiny rocket propelled Me163 Komet was typical of Germanys ingenuity in its desperate attempts to stem the havoc being wreaked by the USAAFs daylight bombers

commanded by Oberleutnant zur See Engelbert Endrass and U93

Arguably the best known warship in the world

Operation Drumbeat by Anthony Saunders. SQN171 von Keudell is depicted hereDHM1088C. Operation Drumbeat by Anthony Saunders. The entry of the United States into the war opened up vast new hunting grounds for the German u boat fleet. Operation Paukenschlag (Drumbeat in English) began in January 1942, bringing the U boats their easiest pickings of the war. Over 300 allied vessels were sunk during the Paukenschlag along the US coastline, ranging from New York harbor, to the Straits of Florida. This period, also known as the