Operation Neuland Hitler's Secret Attack on Venezuela's Oil

Описание: February 16, 1942. German submarine U-156 surfaces one mile from the largest oil refinery in the world. Commander Werner Hartenstein is about to strike the fuel supply that powers the entire Allied war machine.

But something goes terribly wrong.

This is the story of Operation Neuland — the night Nazi submarines attacked the Caribbean, sank six tankers, and came within one forgotten plug of destroying the Allies' most critical oil infrastructure.

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📌 IN THIS VIDEO:
• Why 80% of Britain's oil came from Venezuela
• The wolfpack that traveled 5,000 miles to attack
• The fatal mistake that saved the Lago refinery
• How one night changed Caribbean history forever

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📚 SOURCES:
• U-boat.net — U-156 patrol records
• National Archives — Caribbean operations 1942
• "The U-Boat War in the Caribbean" by Gaylord T.M. Kelshall
• Imperial War Museum archives
• Bundesarchiv photo collection

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