We knew that Ireland was neutral in the Second World War, and heard that Taoiseach de Valera had paid a visitor’s condolence to the German legation on Hitler’s death and an Irishman on the west coast had refuelled German U-boats. Ireland was indeed neutral and de Valera did his make his notorious condolence visit.
Did U-boats operate in the Irish Sea?
The Irish sea was a tempting area for the U-boats; through it went all the North Atlantic convoys heading to and from Liverpool. The area was heavily patrolled though and the wolfpacks operated mostly further out on the expected convoy route. All the boats lost here apart from U-33 (Kptlt.
What happened to the German U-boats?
Operation Deadlight was the code name for the Royal Navy operation to scuttle German U-boats surrendered to the Allies after the defeat of Germany near the end of World War II. Of the 156 U-boats that surrendered to the allies at the end of the war, 116 were scuttled as part of Operation Deadlight.