SM U-124
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SM U-124 was one of the 329 submarine
s serving in the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine
) in World War I
.
U-124 was engaged in the naval warfare
and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic under the command of Kapitänleutnant Rolf Carls
(later a Generaladmiral in the Kriegsmarine
).
Submarine
A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...
s serving in the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine
Kaiserliche Marine
The Imperial German Navy was the German Navy created at the time of the formation of the German Empire. It existed between 1871 and 1919, growing out of the small Prussian Navy and Norddeutsche Bundesmarine, which primarily had the mission of coastal defense. Kaiser Wilhelm II greatly expanded...
) in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
.
U-124 was engaged in the naval warfare
Naval warfare of World War I
Naval warfare in World War I was mainly characterized by the efforts of the Allied Powers, with their larger fleets and surrounding position, to blockade the Central Powers by sea, and the efforts of the Central Powers to break that blockade or to establish an effective blockade of the United...
and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic under the command of Kapitänleutnant Rolf Carls
Rolf Carls
Rolf Hans Wilhelm Karl Carls was the Generaladmiral of the Kriegsmarine during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross...
(later a Generaladmiral in the Kriegsmarine
Kriegsmarine
The Kriegsmarine was the name of the German Navy during the Nazi regime . It superseded the Kaiserliche Marine of World War I and the post-war Reichsmarine. The Kriegsmarine was one of three official branches of the Wehrmacht, the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany.The Kriegsmarine grew rapidly...
).