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RE: Frozen torpedo doors
Posted by: j harvey ()
Date: January 25, 2001 12:22PM

<HTML>Hello RB:
I think you are describing U-262. Hadley (\"Clandestine Operations\" chapter) describes, inter alia, the Elster and Kiebitz operations along with Code Irland. U-262\'s bow torpedo doors were banged up in ice in the Cabot Strait before the boat arrived at the rendezvous point. As you say, the mission had to be broken off because the escapees never showed up. However, I still remember reading someplace about ice freezing U-boat doors shut. Maybe in regard to the Eisbar flotilla and the Murmansk convoys. Had I but world enough and time I would look through my U-boat books and find the reference. Regards, JH.</HTML>

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Frozen torpedo doors chong 01/20/2001 10:22AM
RE: Frozen torpedo doors j harvey 01/20/2001 03:52PM
RE: Frozen torpedo doors j harvey 01/20/2001 03:52PM
RE: Frozen torpedo doors Rainer Bruns 01/20/2001 08:05PM
RE: Frozen torpedo doors j harvey 01/25/2001 12:22PM
RE: Frozen torpedo doors Rainer Bruns 01/25/2001 05:42PM


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