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Re: Sinking of Gibraltar
Posted by: Oliver Lörscher ()
Date: November 27, 2013 06:29PM

Nice tale that is... :-)

U 39 did the passage Atlantic - Mediterranean during the night 05./06.08.1917 and

UB 48 did the passage during the night 23./24.08.1917, coming from Germany

These are the only germen U-boats near Gibraltar/Algeciras in August 1917 and no one mentioned being fired at by coastal battery so...

Oliver

PS: Maybe they fired against an british or frensh sub from Gibraltar base (friendly fire) ???

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