#Danube River level drop reveals World War II German warships # In the headline hot list to see the Danube River level drop to expose the German warships of World War II, many people may not think that as the danube water bottom of Europe's second longest river, there is actually a sunken fleet. Judging from the relevant news, this fleet lying at the bottom of the river is located in Serbian territory and has the symbol of Nazi Germany, and if nothing else, it may be a small transport ship and escort ship of Nazi Germany during World War II.
Originally a small fleet of the Republic of Austria, the Danube Fleet, a small fleet of the Republic of Austria, became a unit of Nazi Germany after the German-Austrian merger in 1938, mainly responsible for transporting supplies along the river and guarding the mouth of the Rhine. In 1943, the Danube Fleet underwent a split, divided into the 30th Escort Fleet and the 30th Boat Fleet. On the eve of Nazi Germany's surrender in 1945, the Danube Fleet was split into the First Danube Fleet and the Second Danube Fleet.
When it comes to the most distinctive equipment of the Danube Fleet, it is probably the Type II submarine that has been used for a short time. Although it is an inland river, the water depth conditions of the Danube River are relatively good, with an average depth of up to 50 meters, which makes it possible for the German army to use small submarines. At the beginning of World War II, the Nazi German Navy briefly used the IIB mini-submarine in the Danube Valley, which had an underwater displacement of only about 300 tons and could carry 5 torpedoes. However, even if it is as small as a Type II submarine, it is still too bulky and dangerous to use in the Danube, so there are not many cases of German submarines used in the inland river.
In 1944, in the late second half of World War II, the Soviets inflicted heavy losses on the Germans at the Battle of Iasi-Kischeniov, with heavy losses on the Danube Fleet, sinking and wounding many ships, and a large number of S-type torpedo boats, pocket submarines, submarine hunting submarines, and transport ships were forced to sink themselves. From this point of view, the German ships that appeared on the surface of the Danube River this time were probably part of the one that was sunk by the Soviets or sunk by the Germans themselves.
