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RE: U-509 info in German, need trasnslating Bitte.
Posted by:
Michael Lowrey
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Date: November 28, 2000 11:39PM
<HTML>C.E.,
Here\'s your translation:
\"U 857/KL Rudolf Premauer: Missing (lost) since April 1945 in the Western Atlantic along the U.S. East Coast.
U 857 last reported on March 7, 1945 from position 45°N, 36°W with course for Cape Hatteras. No definite explanation exists for the loss of this boat. However, the possibility exists that U 857 was sunk on April 30, 1945 at position 36° 34\' N, 74°W by the U.S. frigate Natchez and destroyer escorts Bostwick, Coffman, and Thomas.
The location of the sinkng is also assigned to the U 879, as a result it is uncertain whether U 857 or U 879 was sunk by the Natchez and the destroyer escorts.
The earlier supposition that the U 857 was sunk on April 7, 1945 along the U.S. East Coast in the Gulf of Maine by the U.S. destroyer escort Gustafson with a Hedgehog is incorrect.
The attack of the U.S. frigates Knoxville, Eugene, and the destroyer escorts Micka and Gustafson was not (directed) against an U-boat.
59 KIA, Position: U.S. East Coast.\"
Sounds like U 857 and U 879 were both operating off the U.S. East Coast. One got sunk at the position given.
What\'s the listing for U 879 say?
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Here\'s your translation:
\"U 857/KL Rudolf Premauer: Missing (lost) since April 1945 in the Western Atlantic along the U.S. East Coast.
U 857 last reported on March 7, 1945 from position 45°N, 36°W with course for Cape Hatteras. No definite explanation exists for the loss of this boat. However, the possibility exists that U 857 was sunk on April 30, 1945 at position 36° 34\' N, 74°W by the U.S. frigate Natchez and destroyer escorts Bostwick, Coffman, and Thomas.
The location of the sinkng is also assigned to the U 879, as a result it is uncertain whether U 857 or U 879 was sunk by the Natchez and the destroyer escorts.
The earlier supposition that the U 857 was sunk on April 7, 1945 along the U.S. East Coast in the Gulf of Maine by the U.S. destroyer escort Gustafson with a Hedgehog is incorrect.
The attack of the U.S. frigates Knoxville, Eugene, and the destroyer escorts Micka and Gustafson was not (directed) against an U-boat.
59 KIA, Position: U.S. East Coast.\"
Sounds like U 857 and U 879 were both operating off the U.S. East Coast. One got sunk at the position given.
What\'s the listing for U 879 say?
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| Subject | Written By | Posted |
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U-509
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JR | 11/25/2000 04:54PM |
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RE: U-509
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Enrique | 11/25/2000 06:37PM |
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RE: U-509
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JR | 11/27/2000 04:39PM |
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RE: U-509 info in German & English
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C.E | 11/26/2000 09:39PM |
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RE: U-509 info in German & English
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Michael Lowrey | 11/27/2000 01:44PM |
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RE: U-509 info in German & English
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C.E | 11/28/2000 04:42PM |
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RE: U-509 info in German & English
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Rainer Bruns | 11/27/2000 03:08PM |
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RE: U-509 info in German & English
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C.E. | 11/28/2000 04:43PM |
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RE: U-509 info in German & English
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JR | 11/27/2000 04:45PM |
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U-857
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Andrew Mair | 11/27/2000 06:25PM |
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Re: U-857
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alistair smith | 08/26/2011 10:52AM |
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RE: U-509 info in German & English
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C.E. | 11/28/2000 04:40PM |
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RE: U-509 info in German, need trasnslating Bitte.
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C.E. | 11/28/2000 10:04PM |
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RE: U-509 info in German, need trasnslating Bitte.
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Michael Lowrey | 11/28/2000 11:39PM |
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RE: U-509 info in German, need trasnslating Bitte.
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JR | 11/29/2000 10:28AM |
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RE: U-509/M.L., I will get back to you on U 879
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C>E | 11/29/2000 04:57PM |