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Leopoldville - A WWII Tragedy Shrouded In Secrecy
SOURCE Leopoldville.org 10/29/14 see full story
The Leopoldville troopship disaster was shrouded in secrecy for half a century. Leopoldville was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-486. 763 soldiers were killed and the bodies of 493 were never recovered from the frigid 48 degree waters. ---- — Preceding unsigned comment added by Beergas (talk • contribs) 16:54, 29 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]