On 4 October 1939, the residents of Ballymore near Dingle kerry ireland noticed a strange craft heading for the rock at Ventry Harbour. They rushed towards the shore and to their amazement found that members of the crew of the German submarine, U 35, were landing Greek sailors from a rubber dinghy.. After landing the men, the German sailors rowed back to the U Boat and brought more men, and they
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Article written by !!! let you decide Never a man to neglect a good tale, I return to that old saw about German U-boats refuelling in neutral Ireland. Not because I believe it – I spent much of my PhD thesis on Ireland in the Second World War disproving it. But because a reader has sent me a fascinating account of his dad's war service as an SOE recruit. He was an expert in bomb disposa
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U-boat captain’s role in the 1916 rising Tuesday, The commander of the German U-20 submarine who ordered the devastating torpedo to be fired at the Lusitania and the officer who launched the strike have sidebar links to another dramatic event in Irish history — the 1916 Rising. Walther Schweiger, commander of the German U-20 submarine, who ordered the torpedo to be fired at the Lusitania. A
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wolf operation green Field Marshal Fedor Von Bock and the irish ..on dec 3 1940 the 3rd reich was waiting for ireland to call for help from the german people if britain attempted to take our ports ie cobh,loc swilly, kinsale,etc etc. name the only commenwealth country as given the name by the british that did not and never did declare war on germany ?? the irish saw this bullyboy tactic a
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hi wolf thank you for your reply it must be said that the irish got a drilling down from winston churchill about ireland not co operating with britain during the war and threatened ireland with all sorts consequences my grand mother told me many a good story based on fact that when the german mariners were in trouble or where seeking repairs from irish ports we have and always will help them i
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i can honestly say that the stories my grandparents told me that indeed the u boats were allowed to refuel in ireland and were also allowed and assisted to carry out repairs it is also rumored that in Cobh that commanders from u boats and crew of the u boats were frequent to visit and assisted the irish with its natural berth for our navy which also is located at cobh called haulbowlin the islan
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dear sirs in the early 80s while i was working as a apprentice plant fitter i was working on a machine and when removing 1 of the belly plates a shiney object fell on me and after cleaning it off it was a lighter with a uboat insignia and name on it then when i was at home my grandmother visited me 1 weekend and told me stories of when during the war the german u boats coming in to kinsale and do
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