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Witness History: Submarine Warfare in WW1

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Submarine Warfare in WW1

21/03/2017 GMT

BBC World Service - Witness History, Submarine Warfare in WW1

The underwater vessels were first used widely in the First World War

Listen to the submariners who fought beneath the waves for the first time 100 years ago

During World War One, submarines began to be used widely for the first time. German submarines called U-boats tried to cut off Britain’s sea routes to starve it into submission. Alex Last presents archive recordings of the German and British submariners who risked their lives fighting in the new undersea weapon 100 years ago.

Photo: Two German submarines, the U35 and U42, surface off the Mediterranean coast. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

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