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Word: winnetou (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1940
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...silhouette from day to day. Her superstructure was repeatedly repainted. Provisioned to cruise three years, she had slipped out of Hamburg with a crew of more than 300 on April 6 while R. N. was busy rushing to Norway. She refueled from her victims and the Nazi tanker Winnetou, which she met off Africa. She carried six guns and quantities of mines, 230 of which she laid off New Zealand. "You'd be surprised," said secrecy-bound Captain Arundele, "if you knew her name...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AT SEA: Wolf War | 12/16/1940 | See Source »

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