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Re: PQ-17, U-255 , Alcoa Ranger and Olopana
Posted by: Richard Uno ()
Date: April 30, 2009 10:06AM

I agree that the details of sinking these two vessels must have gotten mixed up. BTW, there is an earlier German account suggesting that U-255 shelled Alcoa Ranger AND Olopana, namely "Geleitzug PQ 17" by Günther Karweina (1966). His sole source on that episode seems to have been a "detailed account written by the former master of Olopana."

HTH,

Richard

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PQ-17, U-255 , Alcoa Ranger and Olopana Vidart 04/27/2009 07:56AM
Re: PQ-17, U-255 , Alcoa Ranger and Olopana Rainer 04/27/2009 04:29PM
Re: PQ-17, U-255 , Alcoa Ranger and Olopana Vidart 04/27/2009 04:58PM
Re: PQ-17, U-255 , Alcoa Ranger and Olopana Richard Uno 04/30/2009 10:06AM
Re: PQ-17, U-255 , Alcoa Ranger and Olopana Chris 05/21/2011 10:49AM
Re: PQ-17, U-255 , Alcoa Ranger and Olopana Vidart 05/21/2011 03:15PM


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