Lex Anteinternet: Tuesday April 14, 1942. A Naval First.

Thursday, April 14, 2022

Tuesday April 14, 1942. A Naval First.

USS Roper.

Today in World War II History—April 14, 1942: Off North Carolina, destroyer USS Roper sinks U-85 in the first US naval victory over a German U-boat (all 46 killed).

From Sarah Sundin's blog. A U.S. Navy victory in the Battle of the Atlantic. The U-85 was the first casualty for the Germans in Operation Drumbeat. The U-252 went down the same day in the Atlantic when attacked by ships of the Royal Navy. The British submarine Upholder was sunk, however, by the Italians in the Mediterranean.

On the same day, Philippe Petain reinstated Pierre Laval as Vice Premier of France due to German pressure to do so.

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