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One Night in 1940: A Single U-Boat Erased an Atlantic Convoy—and Never Came Back

Title:) One Night in 1940: A Single U-Boat Erased an Atlantic Convoy—and Never Came Back Discription:) On the night of October 19, 1940, in the freezing darkness of the North Atlantic, a single German U-boat slipped into the heart of a heavily guarded Allied convoy—and unleashed one of the most devastating attacks of the Second World War. Led by Kapitänleutnant Günther Prien, the infamous submarine U-47 struck convoy HX-79 with ruthless precision. Oil tankers erupted in flames. Merchant ships broke apart in minutes. Radio distress calls overlapped in panic as the Atlantic turned into a graveyard of steel and fire. By dawn, the convoy was gone. More than 75,000 tons of Allied shipping lay at the bottom of the ocean. Survivors drifted in icy seas. And the submarine responsible vanished into the darkness—untouched, unseen. But the Atlantic would not forget. Just days later, U-47 struck again. And months after that, the hunter itself disappeared without a trace. No wreckage. No distress signal. No survivors. This is the true, documented story of the deadliest single-night convoy attack of World War II—and the mysterious fate of the U-boat that carried it out. A story of silence, precision, sacrifice, and the unforgiving ocean. ❓ Viewer Hook Question Do you believe U-47 was sunk by enemy fire—or did the Atlantic claim her without a witness? 📚 Historical Sources Based on official Allied and German naval records, including: • Hitler’s U-Boat War — Clay Blair • The Battle of the Atlantic — Samuel Eliot Morison • Kriegsmarine War Diaries (BdU) • Admiralty Convoy Reports, October 1940 ⚖️ Copyright & Fair Use Disclaimer This video is a historical documentary created for educational purposes under Fair Use. All images are reconstructed representations based on documented historical events.