Yes. I really like it but I stopped reading for a while as I'm struggling with it. I'm Dutch and my German is very rusty plus I'm not familiar with a lot of naval terms.
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I'm currently struggling my way through Erich Topp's novel which is in German.
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Thanks for reminding me why I should switch tv providers. ;-)
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radiogaga80 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Correcting myself here: Sintrup is too far north > to ever have been part of Germany. Sorry. ETA: Sintrupvej basically translate as Sintrup Road. Admit that I am now rather intrigued as to where to find the mythical town/village of Sintrup.
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Correcting myself here: Sintrup is too far north to ever have been part of Germany. Sorry.
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As said, the border between Germany and Denmark was a flexible one so Sintrup might well have been part of Germany in the year of Nissens birth. But I haven't been able to find a historic map yet so don't pin me down on that. ;-)
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Thanks for these links. Esp. with the second clip, it's interesting to see the difference in how Doenitz and Speer view their roles and responsibilities.
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Be patient? Mail may be slow plus it's the summer, so I wouldn't be surprised if there's less staff around because of vacations. I'd wait for a week or 2 and if you still haven't heard anything then maybe send an inquiring e-mail?
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Strange why? Because it's in Denmark? The German-Danish border used to be rather flexible, but I'm not sure about where it was in 1916.
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According to Google maps, there's a Sintrupvej, just west of Aarhus (Denmark). Other then that... no idea, sorry.
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Are you referring to a particular movie here, Bill?
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I'd have to rewatch to be 100% sure but I think you're right in that a Christmas cake is a fruit cake. I wouldn't be surprised if the white powdered ones are the same cakes covered with icing sugare.
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BHenderson Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------ > > I agree that "Thomsen" was probably fictional but > it's just my guess that there was *someone* (or > somepeople) who Buchheim had observed and who > influence his characterization. Since posting my question about Thomsen, I found out more about U-96 and Buchheims journey with it
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Is there any information as to where the torpedoes were produced and by whom? I mean, if they were made by people who were forced to work for the Germans, it seems only logical that there would be some sabotage.
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Don't think it's necessarily a copy. It means that the piece was made in Germany and has a patented design. The marking "gesch" by itself typically signifies that a piece has patent rights reserved. (source: )
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found that GES GESCH means Gesetzlich Geschutzt. Or in English: legally protected, patented, copyrighted
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Based on what I read Buchheim's Das Boot - there was quite some sabotage going on when producing torpedos.
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Was it ever made clear who was the inspiration for Captain Thomsen or was he a made up character based on various people?
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Nevermind - found the right section on the site.
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Via Das Boot I've become fascinated with German's uboat warfare. Even up to a point that I did a presentation on Operation Paukenschlag for my American Studies course in university. I've also watched some good documentaries on German tv. So I now know a bit of what went on but could someone help me on finding a good book that explains more about the various routes the uboats travel
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oh! I forgot that I also have the soundtrack. It was back in the 1990s when the U-96 song actually got me curious about the movie. I really love the soundtrack but I stopped listening to it whilst trying to get to sleep. It happened a couple of times that I drifted of to sleep listening to the quiet guitar music of "Erinnerung" only to bolt up wide awake because Der Alte roars "
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Dietzsch Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hallo Volker, > > Yes, Prins Claus' demise is indeed a sad thing. > His significance for the Dutch royalty and the > Dutch coming to terms with Germany after the war > is invaluable. > ... and if it weren't for another German, namely Prince Bernhard, we wouldn't have had a r
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I used to own three versions of Das Boot: the director's cut, the superbit (which I gave away) and the tv-series. I don't watch it as often as some of you guys but the last time I watched it was 4-5 May and that was out of protest. I also read the book again. I have the Dutch translation which I found when an acquantance cleared out her book shelves. It's not my favorite read t
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According to this site, it might be the Wehrmacht: Hope this helps. Rina
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Hi Daniel, Firstly, I"m dutch so no real expert on how to retrieve information about German history but in Holland pretty much every town/village has its own historical society. However, after a quick wiki-search on Königsberg, I found this photo of Königsberg city center in 1949 (http://www.kng750.kanet.ru/list000.htm) which leaves me to wonder whether there were any archives left at a
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