Soviet submarine K-56 was a K-class submarine of the Soviet Navy during World War II operating with the Baltic Fleet. Entered in service after the German invasion, she saw active service late during the war. Additionally, K-56 torpedoed and damaged the German merchant Baltenland (3038 GRT) off Poland on 26 December 1944.

Dec 4, 2017 · K1, K2, K3, K22 and K23 were sunk during the fighting of World War 2 while K51, K52, K53, K54, K55 and K56 were caught during the siege of Leningrad (1941-1944) and not finished until after the war concluded.

K-56 fires four torpedoed against the German auxiliary submarine chaser UJ 1201 31 nautical miles north-west of the Stilo lighthouse in position 55°08'N, 17°01'E. The torpedoes however miss their target.

Soviet submarine K-56 was a K-class submarine of the Soviet Navy during World War II operating with the Baltic Fleet.

'Storm Division' or 'Storm Troopers') was the original paramilitary organisation under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party of Germany. It played a significant role in Hitler's rise to power in the 1920s and early 1930s.

In early 1939, with the risk of war with Nazi Germany increasing, it was clear to the Royal Navy that it needed more escort ships to counter the threat from Kriegsmarine U-boats. One particular concern was the need to protect shipping off the east coast of Britain.

At 0154 hours on 10 March 1944 the German submarine U-575 attacked convoy SL-150, which was combined with convoy MKS-41 and sank HMS Asphodel (T/Lt. Michael Albert Halliday, RNZNR) with a Gnat torpedo in position 45º24'N, 18º09'W. Only five survivors out of a crew of 97 were picked up by the British corvette HMS Clover.

HMS Asphodel was a Flower-class corvette that served in the Royal Navy and was built by George Brown and Company in 1940. She was named after Asphodel. Commissioned in 1940 and sunk by U-575 on 10 March 1944. In early 1939, with the risk of war with Nazi Germany increasing, it was clear to the...

K-56 was a Project 675 nuclear submarine of the Soviet Navy.

Soviet submarine K-56 was a K-class submarine of the Soviet Navy during World War II operating with the Baltic Fleet. Entered in service after the German invasion, she saw active service late during the war. Additionally, K-56 torpedoed and damaged the German merchant Baltenland (3038 GRT) off Poland on 26 December 1944.