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Re: Heinrich Garbers, Knights Cross 1944.
Posted by: fregatte ()
Date: January 28, 2008 04:50PM

Hello,
interesting man. He was a sailor and had crossed the atlantic before the war in a sailing boat. He never served in the German Navy, no boot camp, no officer academy, nothing. He became a Leutnant (Sonderführer)without any prior naval or military service. and did many trips to south africa, south america etc to drop off german agents., He was the Man with the most sea days of WW II.His missions came from the Amt Abwehr Ausland, Adm Canaris.and later from the SS-Auslandsgeheimdienst He also became a SS-Sturmführer. and yes he survived the war . You can read more about him in www.das-ritterkreuz.de or buy a book about him. written by a frenchman.And of corse he was never considered for the UBootwaffe, having had none whatsoever naval education (Except sailing )
regards
fregatte

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Heinrich Garbers, Knights Cross 1944. paul tjader 01/18/2008 09:09PM
Re: Heinrich Garbers, Knights Cross 1944. fregatte 01/28/2008 04:50PM
Re: Heinrich Garbers, Knights Cross 1944. fregatte 01/28/2008 06:24PM


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