The Molch was an unsuccessful, one-man series of German midget submarines created during World War II. Built in 1944, it was the first mini-submarine of the Kriegsmarine, but was not successful in combat operations and suffered heavy losses. The Molch was based on torpedo technology, and carried two G7e torpedoes attached externally on either side of the craft. It was fully electrical and was created for coastal operations, with a range of 64 km (40 miles) at 5 knots (9.26 km/h).

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  • The Molch was an unsuccessful, one-man series of German midget submarines created during World War II. Built in 1944, it was the first mini-submarine of the Kriegsmarine, but was not successful in combat operations and suffered heavy losses. The Molch was based on torpedo technology, and carried two G7e torpedoes attached externally on either side of the craft. It was fully electrical and was created for coastal operations, with a range of 64 km (40 miles) at 5 knots (9.26 km/h). The front section of the boat held a large battery. Behind the battery was the operator's position, which sat between two small trimming tanks. Behind the operator sat the electric motor. The complicated system of tanks made it difficult to control during combat operations. The first of 393 boats were delivered on June 12 1944 and were built by AG Weser in Bremen. The Molch were first used in the Mediterranean against the Allied Operation Dragoon in 1944. The submarines were apart of the K-Verband 411 flotilla. On the night of September 25 they attacked allied battleships, with the loss of ten out of the twelve Molch submarines in the flotilla. Shortly after, the remaining two were sunk by allied warship bombardment off of the Sanremo coast. Other Molch flotillas were sent to Holland in December 1944, but were also unsuccessful. From January to April 1945, Molch and Biber submarines went out on 102 sorties, losing seven of their own and sunk only seven small ships. Due to the ineffectiveness of the Molch in combat operations, it was later used as a training vessel for more advanced midget submarines.
  • Der Molch war ein Kleinst-U-Boot, das von der deutschen Marine während des Zweiten Weltkrieges eingesetzt wurde. Das U-Boot folgte in seiner Konstruktion den Prinzipien des Torpedobaus. Tatsächlich bestand sein Antrieb aus dem rückwärtigen Bauteilen und dem Motor eines regulären Torpedos, als elektrische Energiequelle dienten Akkus im vorderen Rumpfteil. Die Bewaffnung bestand aus zwei untergehängten Gefechtstorpedos. Erst zu Kriegsende 44/45 zum Einsatz kommend, waren ab 1945 Boote dieses Typs in den Niederlanden stationiert, konnten aber weder dort noch zuvor im Mittelmeer wegen technischer Mängel, mangelnder Reichweite und allgemeiner alliierter Überlegenheit gegenüber den Alliierten keine nennenswerten Erfolge erzielen. Es wurden bis Kriegsende 363 Einheiten gebaut.
  • モルヒ（Molch）は、ドイツ海軍が運用した特殊潜航艇。
  • Okręty podwodne typu Molch - typ niemieckich miniaturowych okrętów podwodnych z okresu II wojny światowej.
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  • February 2009
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  • The Molch was an unsuccessful, one-man series of German midget submarines created during World War II. Built in 1944, it was the first mini-submarine of the Kriegsmarine, but was not successful in combat operations and suffered heavy losses. The Molch was based on torpedo technology, and carried two G7e torpedoes attached externally on either side of the craft. It was fully electrical and was created for coastal operations, with a range of 64 km (40 miles) at 5 knots (9.26 km/h).
  • Der Molch war ein Kleinst-U-Boot, das von der deutschen Marine während des Zweiten Weltkrieges eingesetzt wurde. Das U-Boot folgte in seiner Konstruktion den Prinzipien des Torpedobaus. Tatsächlich bestand sein Antrieb aus dem rückwärtigen Bauteilen und dem Motor eines regulären Torpedos, als elektrische Energiequelle dienten Akkus im vorderen Rumpfteil. Die Bewaffnung bestand aus zwei untergehängten Gefechtstorpedos.
  • モルヒ（Molch）は、ドイツ海軍が運用した特殊潜航艇。
  • Okręty podwodne typu Molch - typ niemieckich miniaturowych okrętów podwodnych z okresu II wojny światowej.
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  • Molch
  • Molch (U-Boot)
  • モルヒ (特殊潜航艇)
  • Okręty podwodne typu Molch
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