Re: U-boat in the South Pacific
Posted by:
carl
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Date: January 10, 2002 09:35PM
<HTML>Hi Keith, the Kriegsmarine had a uboat base in Singapore. U 181 and several other uboats were stationed there from time-to-time.
I have many nice photos of the U 181 crew as they were in Singapore. Four photos show three U 181 men being awarded their German Crosses in Gold by Knights Cross Recipient Kapitan zur See Wilhelm Dommes. One of the DKiG vets is a personal friend of mine and is a very nice and generous fellow.
When Germany surrendered, all these uboats were turned over to the Japanese Navy and the crews were interned. U 181 was renamed S- something or other or RO- something or other, I forget which. Also, if I remember remotely correctly, U 181 was scuttled by the Japanese at the ending of the war.</HTML>
I have many nice photos of the U 181 crew as they were in Singapore. Four photos show three U 181 men being awarded their German Crosses in Gold by Knights Cross Recipient Kapitan zur See Wilhelm Dommes. One of the DKiG vets is a personal friend of mine and is a very nice and generous fellow.
When Germany surrendered, all these uboats were turned over to the Japanese Navy and the crews were interned. U 181 was renamed S- something or other or RO- something or other, I forget which. Also, if I remember remotely correctly, U 181 was scuttled by the Japanese at the ending of the war.</HTML>
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U-boat in the South Pacific
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Keith Lloyd | 01/10/2002 08:56PM |
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Re: U-boat in the South Pacific
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carl | 01/10/2002 09:35PM |
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Re: U-boat in the South Pacific
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Robin | 01/11/2002 01:13AM |
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Parade | 01/11/2002 06:35AM |