General Discussions
This is the place to discuss general issues related to the U-boat war or the war at sea in WWII.
RE: U-505 and captured U-Boat crews
Posted by:
Steve Cooper
()
Date: April 24, 2001 07:35PM
<HTML>The capture of the U-505 crew by the Americans or the U110 crew by the British was not reported. They were not allowed any contact with the outside world. This is a breach of the Geneva Convention. Too bad. The alternative was to abandon Egnima and possibly lose the war or not accept the crews surrender and kill them.
Article 40 of the Geneva Convention does allow for \"Prohibitions of correspondence promulgated by the belligerents for military or political reasons\". I guess that these crews were extremely censored.</HTML>
Article 40 of the Geneva Convention does allow for \"Prohibitions of correspondence promulgated by the belligerents for military or political reasons\". I guess that these crews were extremely censored.</HTML>
Subject | Written By | Posted |
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U-505 and captured U-Boat crews | Dave McQueen | 04/24/2001 04:11PM |
RE: U-505 and captured U-Boat crews | Steve Cooper | 04/24/2001 07:35PM |
U-505 crew in Camp Ruston | JohnV | 04/24/2001 11:35PM |