Tom Jensen (@vikinglife)

The German Raider That Terrified the Allies: HSK Pinguin 1940: Britain's vast fleet is tied down fighting German and Italian submarines and surface warships from the Atlantic to the Med. Carrying on the country's experience in crafting effective auxiliary cruisers, the Kriegsmarine deploys a 'first wave' of hunters disguised as harmless merchant vessels. The most deadly is known as 'Piguin'; her official designation is Ship 33, a converted merchantman which proves adept at bring ruin to Allied ships. Her skipper, Ernst-Felix Kruder, is a gifted mine-layer who has big plans for the remote but important shipping channels of the south Australian coast. With Pinguin at hsi command and a choice crew, Kruder will lead his ship with ruthless efficiency - until a series of mistakes leads to his catastrophic downfall. It's one of the great maritime sagas of the second world war; this is the story of the raider 'Pinguin'. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MEJHQNZi1Y4 #MerchantRaiders #Kriegsmarine #WWII #WW2 #Deutschland #Germany