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U-156 & Kplt. Hartenstein
Posted by:
Capt Patrick Lane
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Date: July 14, 2001 08:32PM
<HTML>Wondered if everyone knew of Hartenstein\'s gallant effort to save hundreds of passengers from a sunken freighter by tying up the several lifeboats from this ship and connecting these lifeboats to his U-156. Hartenstein even had white sheets draped over his deck guns with the \"Red Cross\" emblem showing.
Apparently a bomber saw this and decided to strafe U-156 and Hartenstein had to cut loose the lifeboats he was pulling and dive the obat to save it and his crew.
It\'s a great story and one that is on my video of Uboats. The person telling the story is an Englishman I believe who credits Hartenstein with saving his life.
Does anyone know the particulars about Hartenstein? All I know is that the mission after this event occured, U-156 was sunk with all hands.
Thanks for any information on Hartenstein.
Capt Lane</HTML>
Apparently a bomber saw this and decided to strafe U-156 and Hartenstein had to cut loose the lifeboats he was pulling and dive the obat to save it and his crew.
It\'s a great story and one that is on my video of Uboats. The person telling the story is an Englishman I believe who credits Hartenstein with saving his life.
Does anyone know the particulars about Hartenstein? All I know is that the mission after this event occured, U-156 was sunk with all hands.
Thanks for any information on Hartenstein.
Capt Lane</HTML>
Subject | Written By | Posted |
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U-156 & Kplt. Hartenstein | Capt Patrick Lane | 07/14/2001 08:32PM |
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RE: U-156 & Kplt. Hartenstein | walter M. | 07/16/2001 12:34PM |