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Between 1942 to 1943 there was , I belive 20 U-Boats in the Gulf of Mexico. They were there to sink oil tankers and merchant ship. In hopes of disrupting the American war effort. One such U-Boat even got so close as to sink a merchant ship in the mouth of the Mississippi River. There is also a known event where a U-Boat was known to drop off a few German spies in Florida.

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Q: Why were the Germans in the Gulf of Mexico during World War 2?
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