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RE: Kptlt. Lothar von Arnauld de la Periere
Posted by:
Lawrence
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Date: November 26, 2000 08:39PM
<HTML>Found this:
\"The next day, in the name of the German Navy, KA Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière took command of the Brest Arsenal as Marine Commander Brittany (Marinebefehlshaber Bretagne). De la Perière harboured a strong feeling of kinship with submariners having served as a U-boat commander during the First World War. In the course of his service between 1914 and 1918 he became the highest scoring U-boat “Ace†of the war, sinking 194 ships for a total of 453, 716 GRT, and being awarded the famous Prussian “Blue Max†medal in October 1916. The French officer that he proposed to name responsible under the impending armistice agreement for any French personnel remaining operational within the Brest Arsenal was Captain (Capitaine de Vaisseau) Le Normand, the already established Directeur de Port from time spent under Traub’s command. Like de la Perière, Le Normand was a veteran of First World War submarine operations. It was a difficult decision for Le Normand to make, operating in his current capacity beneath German control felt perilously close to collaboration. However after discussions with his officers he agreed to de la Perière’s proposal, even if only to ensure the welfare of his men.
It was no accident that De la Perière had selected Le Normand, the two had “met†before. In 1916, De la Perière had been patrolling the Adriatic Sea aboard U53 (maybe a mistake) when — from apparently out of nowhere — a torpedo was sighted heading directly for them. The incoming torpedo hit the submarine’s hull, forward of the conning tower. While the German crew looked on in terrified suspense, fully prepared to abandon ship, there was a resounding thud as the steel fish miraculously ricocheted off their submarine’s hull and failed to explode. The French submarine that had made the unsuccessful attack was named Foucaud and her commander - Capitaine Le Normand - realising that he had tipped his hand and betrayed his presence, sailed quickly from the scene still submerged. \"
Lawrence</HTML>
\"The next day, in the name of the German Navy, KA Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière took command of the Brest Arsenal as Marine Commander Brittany (Marinebefehlshaber Bretagne). De la Perière harboured a strong feeling of kinship with submariners having served as a U-boat commander during the First World War. In the course of his service between 1914 and 1918 he became the highest scoring U-boat “Ace†of the war, sinking 194 ships for a total of 453, 716 GRT, and being awarded the famous Prussian “Blue Max†medal in October 1916. The French officer that he proposed to name responsible under the impending armistice agreement for any French personnel remaining operational within the Brest Arsenal was Captain (Capitaine de Vaisseau) Le Normand, the already established Directeur de Port from time spent under Traub’s command. Like de la Perière, Le Normand was a veteran of First World War submarine operations. It was a difficult decision for Le Normand to make, operating in his current capacity beneath German control felt perilously close to collaboration. However after discussions with his officers he agreed to de la Perière’s proposal, even if only to ensure the welfare of his men.
It was no accident that De la Perière had selected Le Normand, the two had “met†before. In 1916, De la Perière had been patrolling the Adriatic Sea aboard U53 (maybe a mistake) when — from apparently out of nowhere — a torpedo was sighted heading directly for them. The incoming torpedo hit the submarine’s hull, forward of the conning tower. While the German crew looked on in terrified suspense, fully prepared to abandon ship, there was a resounding thud as the steel fish miraculously ricocheted off their submarine’s hull and failed to explode. The French submarine that had made the unsuccessful attack was named Foucaud and her commander - Capitaine Le Normand - realising that he had tipped his hand and betrayed his presence, sailed quickly from the scene still submerged. \"
Lawrence</HTML>
Subject | Written By | Posted |
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Kptlt. Lothar von Arnauld de la Periere | Ying | 11/26/2000 06:24AM |
RE: Kptlt. Lothar von Arnauld de la Periere | MPC | 11/26/2000 08:39AM |
RE: Kptlt. Friedrich von Arnauld de la Periere | MPC | 11/26/2000 08:56AM |
RE: Kptlt. Lothar von Arnauld de la Periere | Fin Bonset | 11/26/2000 03:23PM |
RE: Kptlt. Lothar von Arnauld de la Periere | Anders Wingren | 11/26/2000 03:47PM |
RE: Kptlt. Lothar von Arnauld de la Periere | kpp | 11/26/2000 06:24PM |
RE: Kptlt. Lothar von Arnauld de la Periere | MPC | 11/26/2000 07:53PM |
RE: Kptlt. Lothar von Arnauld de la Periere | Fin Bonset | 11/26/2000 08:00PM |
RE: Kptlt. Lothar von Arnauld de la Periere | MPC | 11/27/2000 11:07AM |
RE: Kptlt. Lothar von Arnauld de la Periere | Lawrence | 11/26/2000 08:39PM |
RE: Kptlt. Lothar von Arnauld de la Periere | Ying | 11/27/2000 06:49AM |
RE: Kptlt. Lothar von Arnauld de la Periere | MPC | 11/27/2000 02:57PM |
RE: Kptlt. Lothar von Arnauld de la Periere | Ying | 11/28/2000 04:33AM |