PDF Frontline Ukraine: Crisis in the Borderlands by Richard Sakwa in History

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By the outbreak of World War II; Germany had done much to replace the Kaiser's High Seas Fleet; which was scuttled following their surrender at the end of World War I. Forced to build anew; the Kriegsmarine possessed some of the most technically advanced warships in existence. Although the heavy units of the fleet were too small in number to pose much of a threat; Germany was particularly well served by her Navy's smaller vessels; in particular the U-Boats and the S-Boats. Known to the allies as the E-Boats ('Enemy'); they performed sterling duties in the Black Sea and English Channel; where they became a particular scourge.