Operation Caesar

Operation Caesar (Unternehmen Kaiser) was a secret mission carried out by Germany in the Second World War to supply Japan with advanced technology. The operation failed due to the sinking of U-864 by a British submarine, the only known example of a submerged submarine sinking another submerged submarine.

Operation Caesar
Part of The Second World War

Location of U-864
Date5 December 1944 – 9 February 1945
Location60°46′10″N 4°37′15″E
Result British victory
Belligerents
Germany  United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Ralf-Reimar Wolfram  Jimmy Launders
Strength
U-864 (Type IX U-boat) HMS Venturer (V-class submarine)
Casualties and losses
U-864 sunk
73 crew and passengers killed
None
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