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U977 & Argentina
Posted by:
Jack
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Date: December 07, 2001 11:58AM
<HTML>Harry,
Yes, it's a fact. U-977 (Schaffer) had just begun a war cruise when Germany surrendered. He and the crew decided to go to Argentina rather than other surrender options. The voyage was very long, and I believe they were underwater for 66 days or so of the voyage (a schnorkel boat). Check out a book called 'U-977', and the homepage for that boat on Uboat.net.There may be others too.
I'm curious: during the war, how many Uboats secretely called on Argentina? Anyone got a good reference? I suspicion that boats deployed to that area were sympathically received from time to time during the war, so it became an attractive place to surrender. The German community was significant in Argentina.U977 created difficulty for the Argentinaians...It showed up in mid-August, literally popped up and docked. It remained tied up for a long period as arrangements were made for turnover to Allied authorities. Trips like U977s, as well as perhaps others during the war, are probably the root source of the rumors re Hitler et al...
A guy named Gaylord something from Trinadad wrote a book in the late 80s about general Uboat ops in the Caribbean, it's flat out excellent and a widely unknown book. Turns out 10% of Uboat losses were in the Caribbean theratre. I do not recall much mention of Argentina. Perhaps someone knows a book about Uboats and Argentina...</HTML>
Yes, it's a fact. U-977 (Schaffer) had just begun a war cruise when Germany surrendered. He and the crew decided to go to Argentina rather than other surrender options. The voyage was very long, and I believe they were underwater for 66 days or so of the voyage (a schnorkel boat). Check out a book called 'U-977', and the homepage for that boat on Uboat.net.There may be others too.
I'm curious: during the war, how many Uboats secretely called on Argentina? Anyone got a good reference? I suspicion that boats deployed to that area were sympathically received from time to time during the war, so it became an attractive place to surrender. The German community was significant in Argentina.U977 created difficulty for the Argentinaians...It showed up in mid-August, literally popped up and docked. It remained tied up for a long period as arrangements were made for turnover to Allied authorities. Trips like U977s, as well as perhaps others during the war, are probably the root source of the rumors re Hitler et al...
A guy named Gaylord something from Trinadad wrote a book in the late 80s about general Uboat ops in the Caribbean, it's flat out excellent and a widely unknown book. Turns out 10% of Uboat losses were in the Caribbean theratre. I do not recall much mention of Argentina. Perhaps someone knows a book about Uboats and Argentina...</HTML>
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