Korvettenkapitän Wolfgang Lüth (Kommandant U-181) checking the torpedoes while on patrol with his boat in the Indian Ocean, 6 May 1943. This patrol was outstanding because it was the second longest patrol of the war, lasting 205 days (March - October 1943), second only to Eitel Friedrich Kentrat's incredible 225 days on U-196. To maintain morale during this patrol Lüth pioneered various ideas, such as publishing a ship's newspaper, holding contests of various types, and other activities designed to keep the crew mentally and physically fit.
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