General Discussions
This is the place to discuss general issues related to the U-boat war or the war at sea in WWII.
RE: Then there is......British Sovreign Territory
Posted by:
Oliver
()
Date: May 30, 2001 11:42AM
<HTML>A war grave comes into effect by declaration of the own government.
In Britain the only Ship-War Graves existing are the HMS Ark Royal And the HMS Sheffield. Always when territorial rights of other nations are affected the whole thing becomes more or less a matter of good will of this nation to declare a war grave and to ensure the status. Regarding this situation the US has shed not much -or no good will at all- to the german war graves in form of the german subs in US-waters.</HTML>
In Britain the only Ship-War Graves existing are the HMS Ark Royal And the HMS Sheffield. Always when territorial rights of other nations are affected the whole thing becomes more or less a matter of good will of this nation to declare a war grave and to ensure the status. Regarding this situation the US has shed not much -or no good will at all- to the german war graves in form of the german subs in US-waters.</HTML>