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RE: crew of U-470 abandoned
Posted by:
Dave McQueen
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Date: June 06, 2001 07:04AM
<HTML>Sorry Brian as it\'s maybe my soft mentality\'but i would risk my ship to pick up all survivors.
Even today the Bismark survivors say that it was revenge for the Hood that made the British abandon the rest of the crew in the water.
In your defence i know at least one example of a U-Boat launching a torpedo at a escort rescuing survivors from another U-Boat and i will try and find the specific incident tonight.I am also aware of U-Boats who had an easy shot at rescuing ships not doing so.
Of course as in the film Das Boot it would be extremely difficult(though not impossible) for them to cram survivors in to a U-Boat which meant U-Boats in general left allied sailors to die as well.But we know of incidents were sunken U-Boat crews were picked up by another U-Boat so not impossible so maybe in retaliation for this the allies did likewise.
Anyway maybe it\'s just me\'but i would risk my crew and ship to rescue my own enemy from a grusome death.
Dave </HTML>
Even today the Bismark survivors say that it was revenge for the Hood that made the British abandon the rest of the crew in the water.
In your defence i know at least one example of a U-Boat launching a torpedo at a escort rescuing survivors from another U-Boat and i will try and find the specific incident tonight.I am also aware of U-Boats who had an easy shot at rescuing ships not doing so.
Of course as in the film Das Boot it would be extremely difficult(though not impossible) for them to cram survivors in to a U-Boat which meant U-Boats in general left allied sailors to die as well.But we know of incidents were sunken U-Boat crews were picked up by another U-Boat so not impossible so maybe in retaliation for this the allies did likewise.
Anyway maybe it\'s just me\'but i would risk my crew and ship to rescue my own enemy from a grusome death.
Dave </HTML>
Subject | Written By | Posted |
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crew of U-470 abandoned | Dave McQueen | 06/05/2001 08:12PM |
RE: crew of U-470 abandoned | Brian Corijn | 06/05/2001 09:03PM |
RE: crew of U-470 abandoned | Dave McQueen | 06/06/2001 07:04AM |
RE: crew of U-470 abandoned | Steve Cooper | 06/06/2001 12:27PM |
RE: USS Juneau | Rainer Bruns | 06/06/2001 01:03PM |
RE: crew of U-470 abandoned | becorijn@zeelandnet.nl | 06/06/2001 01:14PM |
USS Juneau | Michael Lowrey | 06/06/2001 02:41PM |
RE: USS Juneau | Michael Lowrey | 06/06/2001 03:22PM |
RE: crew of U-470 abandoned | Rainer Bruns | 06/06/2001 01:11PM |
RE: crew of U-470 abandoned | Steve | 06/06/2001 01:29PM |
RE: crew of U-470 abandoned -Dave | John Griffiths | 06/06/2001 05:18PM |
RE: crew of U-470 abandoned -Dave | Ted Agar | 06/06/2001 07:29PM |
RE: crew of U-470 abandoned -Dave | Tom Iwanski | 06/06/2001 07:59PM |
in defense of Mush | kurt | 06/06/2001 08:55PM |
RE: in defense of Mush | Steve Cooper | 06/07/2001 01:27PM |
Mushs first wahoos third | kurt | 06/07/2001 03:21PM |
RE: in defense of Eck | Tim | 06/08/2001 01:44AM |
Eck knew he was killing survivors | kurt | 06/08/2001 05:05PM |
With all due respect John | Dave McQueen | 06/07/2001 06:44AM |
RE: With all due respect John | John Griffiths | 06/07/2001 04:10PM |
RE: crew of U-470 abandoned | Steve | 06/06/2001 12:19AM |
RE: crew of U-470 abandoned | Joe Brennan | 06/06/2001 06:00AM |
RE: other example | Rainer Bruns | 06/06/2001 01:06PM |
realities of war | kurt | 06/06/2001 03:41PM |
RE: realities of war | Walt | 06/06/2001 10:08PM |
RE: realities of war | Steve | 06/07/2001 10:02AM |
RE: wrong spot, defending Mush | Rainer Bruns | 06/06/2001 11:31PM |
Mush and Eck | kurt | 06/07/2001 04:01AM |
RE: Mush and Eck | Rainer Bruns | 06/07/2001 11:32AM |
RE: Mush and Eck | Walt | 06/07/2001 12:04PM |
RE: Mush and Eck | Steve Cooper | 06/07/2001 01:21PM |
RE: Mush and Eck | Walt | 06/07/2001 04:59PM |
RE: Mush and Eck | Tim | 06/08/2001 02:06AM |
RE: Mush and Eck | Rainer Bruns | 06/07/2001 03:43PM |
RE: Mush and Eck | Walt | 06/07/2001 04:57PM |
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RE: different opinions | Rich Mickle | 06/07/2001 11:03PM |
RE: different opinions | Siri Lawson | 06/08/2001 03:56AM |
RE: different opinions | Rich Mickle | 06/08/2001 08:51AM |