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Re: Why were seven Brandenburger special forces members on U-200 when she was sunk in the mid-Atlantic?
Posted by: vito ()
Date: May 14, 2014 03:13PM

Sid,

According to Blair Hitler's U-Boat War, The Hunted 1942-1945, page 356 - "These troops were bound for South Africa to carry out a hairbrained scheme to incite Boers against the British".

-- Regards,
Ken Deshaies
Newton, New Hampshire

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Why were seven Brandenburger special forces members on U-200 when she was sunk in the mid-Atlantic? Sid Guttridge 05/14/2014 09:19AM
Re: Why were seven Brandenburger special forces members on U-200 when she was sunk in the mid-Atlantic? vito 05/14/2014 03:13PM
Re: Why were seven Brandenburger special forces members on U-200 when she was sunk in the mid-Atlantic? Sid Guttridge 05/15/2014 09:16AM


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