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RE: Doenitz defenders

Posted by: Craig McLean ()

Date: June 20, 2001 03:58PM

<HTML>One last word (hopefully) and then I\'m leaving this topic alone. Any time it comes down to discussing Admiral Doenitz, sides are quickly drawn. Opinions range from him being a saint to being a demon, and everything in between. I know former U-boat men who are angry he was denied a funeral with military honors in 1980. Erich Topp told me the Admiral had been a good commander of his submarines, but was also critical of Doenitz that he kept sending U-boats out in the end when of 4 boats, three did not return (his own words paraphrased, with a little more detail).

A generally accepted fact among most serious historians: Doenitz and the U-boats fought a clean war, and were in fact far less political as a whole than any other branch of the German military.

I think the nature of the friendships between former foes today speaks a lot about the conduct of the Battle of the Atlantic.

A lot of what I\'m saying are generalities, but I think they are still true.</HTML>

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Doenitz defenders	JD Thomas	06/19/2001 02:43PM
RE: Doenitz defenders	Rainer Bruns	06/19/2001 02:48PM
RE: Doenitz defenders	Tom Caramela	06/19/2001 08:39PM
RE: Doenitz defenders	Craig McLean	06/19/2001 03:13PM
RE: Doenitz defenders	Craig M	06/19/2001 03:20PM
RE: Doenitz defenders	Peter Johnson	06/19/2001 05:09PM
RE: Doenitz defenders	Craig M	06/20/2001 03:27PM
RE: Doenitz defenders	Jim	06/19/2001 03:55PM
RE: Doenitz defenders	Rainer Bruns	06/19/2001 04:15PM
RE: Doenitz defenders	Don Baker	06/19/2001 03:59PM
RE: Oooopps!	Rainer Bruns	06/19/2001 04:17PM
RE: Doenitz defenders	Steve	06/19/2001 05:50PM
RE: GroÃŸadmiral Karl DÃ¶nitz	MPC	06/19/2001 06:33PM
RE: Doenitz defenders	james stewart	06/19/2001 07:53PM
RE: JD read my statement!	Tom Caramela	06/19/2001 08:40PM
RE: Doenitz defenders	Rainer Kolbicz	06/20/2001 05:19AM
RE: Doenitz defenders	Craig McLean	06/20/2001 03:58PM

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Craig McLean Wrote:
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> <HTML>One last word (hopefully) and then I\'m
> leaving this topic alone.  Any time it comes down
> to discussing Admiral Doenitz, sides are quickly
> drawn.  Opinions range from him being a saint to
> being a demon, and everything in between.  I know
> former U-boat men who are angry he was denied a
> funeral with military honors in 1980.  Erich Topp
> told me the Admiral had been a good commander of
> his submarines, but was also critical of Doenitz
> that he kept sending U-boats out in the end when
> of 4 boats, three did not return (his own words
> paraphrased, with a little more detail).
> 
> A generally accepted fact among most serious
> historians:  Doenitz and the U-boats fought a
> clean war, and were in fact far less political as
> a whole than any other branch of the German
> military.
> 
> I think the nature of the friendships between
> former foes today speaks a lot about the conduct
> of the Battle of the Atlantic.
> 
> A lot of what I\'m saying are generalities, but I
> think they are still true.</HTML>