MORE often than not, an assumption exists that there was a clear division in how the Second World War raged around the world; that the fight against the forces of Nazi Germany was exclusively focused on Europe and the Soviet Union while the Empire of Japan was the sole enemy across Asia.
As such, a claim that a submarine – also known as a U-Boat – of the German Kriegsmarine was sunk in a sneak attack in waters off Sungai Petani might seem ludicrous.
