War Order No. 154 was issued during World War II at the end of November or the beginning of December 1939. It was the first explicit instruction by the German Navy (German: Kriegsmarine) to use the tactics of unrestricted submarine warfare.
Read more about War Order No. 154: The Order, Article 22, Nuremberg Trial, See Also
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