Seehund, also known as Type XXVII, was a midget submarine built by Nazi Germany during World War II. Designed in 1944 and operated by two-man crews, it was used by the Kriegsmarine during the closing
A Seehund midget submarine, on display at the Deutsches Marinemuseum, Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony, Germany
Interior of a salvaged Seehund submarine, Bundeswehr Military History Museum, Dresden
Salvaged Seehund submarine, Bundeswehr Military History Museum, Dresden
Seehund 075 at the United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum
Hecht, also known as Type XXVIIA, was a two-man all-electric German midget submarine created during World War II.
Seehund
…special operations branch. Within each Lehrkommando were subordinate K-Flotilla; K-Flottille 311 was specifically designated to oversee deployment of the Hecht miniature submarine while the Seehund submarines were dispersed between K-Flottille 312, 313, and 314. From the Allied point of view, the Seehund's…
Type XXVIIA (Hecht) midget submarine