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Re: WW1 German U-Boats/Commanders/Machrahanish
Posted by:
a j smith
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Date: November 15, 2014 10:03PM
At the risk of upsetting M Dufeil, I have been an ordinary golfer living in Scotland all my life and have in my mind a story which cannot have been made up about a German U-boat commander in WW1 who surfaced off the west coast of Scotland, off Machrahanish, saw a golf course, was rowed ashore, played the nine holes furthest from the clubhouse, returned to his vessel then recountede this tale in his memoirs after the war.
I cannot have imagined this story; it must have an origin and since I have recounted it many times and enjoyed subsequent hospitality, I would like to prove its fact or its fiction.
M. Dufeil is more than sceptical about the tale and has suggested that it is part of a story book but despite being asked has not informed me of the source. There are several stories of U-boat landings on the west coast of Scotland, U-boats sheltering off Islay etc etc. I simply search for the truth!!
I cannot have imagined this story; it must have an origin and since I have recounted it many times and enjoyed subsequent hospitality, I would like to prove its fact or its fiction.
M. Dufeil is more than sceptical about the tale and has suggested that it is part of a story book but despite being asked has not informed me of the source. There are several stories of U-boat landings on the west coast of Scotland, U-boats sheltering off Islay etc etc. I simply search for the truth!!
Subject | Written By | Posted |
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WW1 German U-Boats/Commanders/Machrahanish | a j smith | 10/27/2014 04:46PM |
Re: WW1 German U-Boats/Commanders/Machrahanish | Felix C | 10/27/2014 06:10PM |
Re: WW1 German U-Boats/Commanders/Machrahanish | a j smith | 10/31/2014 05:59PM |
Re: WW1 German U-Boats/Commanders/Machrahanish | Felix C | 10/31/2014 06:11PM |
Re: WW1 German U-Boats/Commanders/Machrahanish | Clio | 11/12/2014 01:45PM |
Re: WW1 German U-Boats/Commanders/Machrahanish | Felix C | 11/15/2014 05:26PM |
Re: WW1 German U-Boats/Commanders/Machrahanish | a j smith | 11/15/2014 10:03PM |
Re: WW1 German U-Boats/Commanders/Machrahanish | Josephbremez | 11/15/2014 11:12PM |
Re: WW1 German U-Boats/Commanders/Machrahanish | ufo | 03/09/2015 04:30PM |
Re: WW1 German U-Boats/Commanders/Machrahanish | Andrej | 11/21/2014 04:36PM |
Re: WW1 German U-Boats/Commanders/Machrahanish | Michael Lowrey | 11/24/2014 07:18PM |