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U-953 vs SS Ganilly
Posted by: frank_j ()
Date: July 18, 2001 04:23PM

<HTML>Hello,

recently and by pure chance I met an U-953 veteran (Gefechtsrudergänger) and had a very interesting discussion about his prewar, Kriegsmarine and POW experiences.
He has described vividly the sole succes of the boat, when U-953 (Kptl. Marbach) sank the SS Ganilly on 07.07.44 (?) in the Channel. Allowed to take a look through the periscope he saw the ship desintegrate and sink quickly thinking that hardly someone was able to survive the blow.

Now I\'m curious about the other side of the story from the allies side. Are there any written accounts covering in detail this particular sinking? And, which books dealing with the naval warfare in the Channel after the invasion are the most recommendable ones?


Many thanks in advance,
Frank



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Subject Written By Posted
U-953 vs SS Ganilly frank_j 07/18/2001 04:23PM
RE: U-953 vs SS Glendinning Rainer Kolbicz 07/18/2001 09:48PM
RE: U-953 vs SS Glendinning !! frank_j 07/18/2001 10:23PM
RE: U-953 vs SS Glendinning !! Innes McCartney 07/21/2001 07:04AM
RE: U-953 vs SS Glendinning !! frank_j 07/22/2001 10:50AM
RE: U-953 vs SS Glendinning !! Jan-Olof 07/22/2001 02:23PM
RE: U-953 vs SS Ganilly Robin Edwards 07/20/2001 01:19AM
Thanks frank_j 07/21/2001 12:10AM


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