HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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It was not allowed
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Nothing happened to it
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It was increased to 50 subs
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It was decreased to only allowed 100 subs
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Detailed explanation-1: -Of the 156 U-boats that surrendered to the allies at the end of the war, 116 were scuttled as part of Operation Deadlight. The Royal Navy carried out the operation, and planned to tow the submarines to three areas about 100 miles (160 km) north-west of Ireland and sink them. The areas were codenamed XX, YY, and ZZ.
Detailed explanation-2: -The use of Q-ships contributed to Germany’s eventual abandonment of prize rules. On 4 February 1915, Germany declared a war zone around Britain, within which merchant ships were sunk without warning. This ‘unrestricted submarine warfare’ angered neutral countries, especially the United States.
Detailed explanation-3: -German submarine U-864 was a Type IXD2 U-boat of Nazi Germany’s Kriegsmarine in World War II. On 9 February 1945, it became the only submarine in history to be sunk by an enemy submarine while both were submerged.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Germans had a severe shortage of both maritime patrol planes and air bases. In the harsh, rough seas and stormy weather of the North Atlantic, this meant the Germans were limited by what they could hear and see from their U-boats. By comparison, Allied patrol planes were hunting them.