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  1. They were "net cutters" designed to allow the submarine to pass through underwater anti submarine netting. They were mostly removed early war as the chance of using them was negligible. Apart from U-47s attack on Scapa Flow in Oct 1939 that is.
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  2. Inspite of what is commonly believed over 90% of transatlantic convoys made it through unscathed. Though don't let the detract from the tens of thousands of merchant sailors who died horrible deaths to see that nazism was eventually defeated.
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  3. That's what happens when the country at the centre of Europe for SEVEN years spends all its wealth and effort in preparing for war, while all its neighbours were bending over backwards to avoid it. Not to worry though, they were firmly put in their place and haven't tried it on again since.
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