General Discussions
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RE: USS Roper sinking U85
Posted by:
Rainer Bruns
()
Date: March 11, 2001 03:44PM
<HTML>Hi Capt. J.M.,
As you may know, the above incident is still causing bad feelings and hot debates in some fora. I always thought, that the time line established in the American reports looks like it has been washed in the laundry, if you know what I mean. But it has been some time ago, and I do not remember, where I gained access. Thus, I appreciate it, if you could let me have a copy of the report you mentioned or, better yet, could you post it on your website?
I have long thought, the actual facts were not quite as bitter as described by Germans, but not as operationally neccessary as pretended by the Americans. Rgds, RB
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As you may know, the above incident is still causing bad feelings and hot debates in some fora. I always thought, that the time line established in the American reports looks like it has been washed in the laundry, if you know what I mean. But it has been some time ago, and I do not remember, where I gained access. Thus, I appreciate it, if you could let me have a copy of the report you mentioned or, better yet, could you post it on your website?
I have long thought, the actual facts were not quite as bitter as described by Germans, but not as operationally neccessary as pretended by the Americans. Rgds, RB
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