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Re: Unidentified elektro-boote?
Posted by:
Wiljan
()
Date: November 18, 2002 01:35PM
<HTML>Joe,
The answer lies in the books I mentionned before in my E-mail. For instance there are several photo's in the book of Frits Kohl i.a. page 25 picture 27 in the text it reads: " Die kraftigen gelben Erkennungsstreifen trugen alle Ausbildingboote" wich means translated to English: "The very clearly visible yellow bands of recognition were bare(visible) by all training boats"(Schul or Ausbildingsboot). Also on page 27, picture 32 states: "Die deutlich erkennbaren gelben Kennungsstreifen der Ausbildungs-U-Boote" wich translated means: "The clearly recognizable yellow bands of the U-boot under training" Most of the type XXI's were "in training" wether they had "old" experienced crews or completely new crews. To work well with a completly new type of submarine takes a very time consuming period of training. As far as my knwoledge goes only two type XXI boote actually left on oparational patrol U-2511 under Kvtkpt Schnee and U-3008 under Kptlt Manseck, the rest of the XXI's were in stages of trails and/or training.</HTML>
The answer lies in the books I mentionned before in my E-mail. For instance there are several photo's in the book of Frits Kohl i.a. page 25 picture 27 in the text it reads: " Die kraftigen gelben Erkennungsstreifen trugen alle Ausbildingboote" wich means translated to English: "The very clearly visible yellow bands of recognition were bare(visible) by all training boats"(Schul or Ausbildingsboot). Also on page 27, picture 32 states: "Die deutlich erkennbaren gelben Kennungsstreifen der Ausbildungs-U-Boote" wich translated means: "The clearly recognizable yellow bands of the U-boot under training" Most of the type XXI's were "in training" wether they had "old" experienced crews or completely new crews. To work well with a completly new type of submarine takes a very time consuming period of training. As far as my knwoledge goes only two type XXI boote actually left on oparational patrol U-2511 under Kvtkpt Schnee and U-3008 under Kptlt Manseck, the rest of the XXI's were in stages of trails and/or training.</HTML>
