USS Roper and the U-85
January 3, 2020
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as posted by the channelThe first U-boat sunk by a US Naval vessel in the Second World War would seem to be a big deal. However, when USS Roper sank the U-85 in April 1942, the the event was kept secret by the military. The History Guy remembers a nearly forgotten milestone in the Battle of the Atlantic.
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