Chronology of World War II

Saturday, July 24

U-459 Scuttled

<i>U-459</i> Scuttled — U-459 was a German submarine Type XIV. She was scuttled on July 24, 1943 after being attacked by two British Wellington aircraft (Sqdn. 172/Q & 547/V) near Cape Ortegal, Spain. 19 dead and 41 survivors.

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